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Alderman Lampley: 'We don't want to auto renew' with Illinois Municipal Electric Agency

By Sam Jackson | May 9, 2023

The Fairfield Village Board heard a report about the village's continuing relationship with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) in Springfield during the board's meeting on April 25.

Windhorst's Truth in Public Safety group unveils legislation 'protecting crime victims'

By Sam Jackson | May 3, 2023

Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg), who has led the Truth in Public Safety working group, has unveiled a package of public safety bills, aiming to reverse sections of the SAFE-T Act, according to a post on Windhorst's Facebook page.

Illinois state representative: Title IX changes would be 'essentially erasing female sports'

By Sam Jackson | Apr 26, 2023

Illinois Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) criticized President Joe Biden's efforts to change Title IX rules to block states from preventing boys from playing girls' sports, saying the effort would virtually eliminate most girls' athletics.

Jacobs: 'Illinoisans are blessed to have had Abraham Lincoln serve as our 16th President'

By Sam Jackson | Apr 24, 2023

Illinois Rep. Paul Jacobs recently attended a ceremony celebrating the unveiling of a mural in Jonesboro dedicated to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, sharing a link to a news release about the event April 17 on his Facebook page.

Windhorst invites community to seek summer work: 'The Thrillville Thrillbillies may be looking for you'

By Sam Jackson | Apr 24, 2023

Illinois Rep. Patrick Windhorst encouraged baseball lovers and those in need of summer work to try to earn a position with the Thrillville Thrillbillies during an upcoming job fair.