Category: News

<p>Springfield, Ill. &ndash; The first week of the fall 2014 veto session ended with lawmakers on the Senate Executive Committee advancing legislation that would increase

<p>Springfield, Ill – Oil extraction companies are one step closer to beginning the hydraulic fracturing process for oil and natural gas in Illinois, after the

<p>The Illinois Farm Bureau has presented State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) with the &ldquo;Friend of Agriculture&rdquo; award.</p> <p>&ldquo;Agriculture represents the heart of the Illinois economy,&rdquo;

<p><strong>Judge orders appointment of federal hiring monitor at IDOT</strong></p> <p>A federal judge sided with a longtime anti-patronage crusader, ruling that hiring practices at the state&rsquo;s

<p>Federal Judge Sidney Schenkier has ruled in favor of good government advocates and will be appointing a hiring monitor at the Illinois Department of Transportation

<p>In this newsletter:</p> <p>Another potential Quinn administration scandal brewing and an upcoming town hall with Senator&nbsp;John McCain. Plus, a&nbsp;new report from a major bond rating

<p>Governor Quinn&rsquo;s scandal-plagued Neighborhood Recovery Initiative is poised to once again take center stage as federal prosecutors cleared the way for the bipartisan Legislative Audit

<p><strong>Springfield, IL &ndash;</strong> The Governor&rsquo;s bungled &ldquo;anti-violence&rdquo; program continues to draw scrutiny, said State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) as media reports revealed this week that

<p><strong>ROCKFORD- </strong>The Illinois General Assembly&rsquo;s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) is preparing to vote next month on new rules for the statewide smoking ban.

<p>Illinois has received some encouraging economic news lately, with recent drops in the state&rsquo;s historically high unemployment rate and other signs that an improving national