Galesburg Reporter

Governor signs Stoller’s Rock Island Trail bill

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 15, 2021

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown) paves the way for the Village of Dunlap to take control of an unused and impassable portion of the Rock Island Trail.

Rupert, of Galesburg, gets nearly nine years for destruction spree

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 14, 2021

A downstate man captured on video rioting in the streets in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and later boasting it was the “best thing I ever did” has been sentenced to nearly nine years in federal prison.

Tracy on mask mandate: 'Pritzker has been running our state with little to no input by lawmakers'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 6, 2021

With more and more republican lawmakers like state Sen. Jil Tracy pushing back on his recently imposed universal mask mandate for all public and private schools, Gov. J.B.

Rabine seeks end to vaccine mandates for students

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 3, 2021

Republican candidate for governor Gary Rabine has had enough of what he sees as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s widening abuse of Illinois voters in the name of gaining control over the COVID-19 crisis.

Tracy: Pritzker hasn't released 'details about moving forward' in Illinois as COVID cases drop

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 18, 2021

Citing a rise in vaccinations and an overall decrease in COVID-19 cases, state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) is imploring Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to act now in loosening restrictions across the state.

Matthew Lee Rupert of Galesburg hit with federal charges related to rioting in Chicago, Minneapolis

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 2, 2020

An Illinois man faces a slew of federal charges in Minnesota and Chicago after being accused of crisscrossing back and forth inciting riots and suggesting attacks on law enforcement during protest demonstrations related to the police killing of George Floyd, according to local reports.

Smithfield Foods plant in Monmouth closes temporarily because of COVID-19

By Glenn Minnis | May 25, 2020

Monmouth-based Smithfield Foods temporarily bolted its doors after at least three employees at the 1,700 worker meat-processing plant tested positive for COVID-19.

Illinois' self-employed workers are delayed in accessing unemployment benefits

By Glenn Minnis | May 15, 2020

Illinois state Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) recently fired off an open letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, pressing him about self-employed workers still not being able to apply for unemployment benefits on the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) website.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints makes a data-backed argument about why Illinoisans 'can and must get back to work'

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on the stay-at-home order that essentially shut off Illinois' economy five weeks ago, few could argue with his reasoning. Now, though, a government watchdog group claims the current reality warrants opening the state back up.

From SE Illinois News

Rep. Bailey takes legal action against Pritzker's stay-at-home extension

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has achieved a small victory in his lawsuit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s extension to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order through the month of May.

Coronavirus changing how police officers respond to calls

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 10, 2020

Police departments across the state are working hard to stay one step ahead of the coronavirus pandemic.

Pritzker approves expansion of free-tuition program for University of Illinois

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 26, 2020

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has instituted changes to the state’s tuition-assistance program at the University of Illinois that could open the door for more than half the families in the state to send a student to the university.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding that a state-run program that automatically registers voters be immediately suspended amid reports that non-citizens were certified and cast votes in 2018.

From Rock Island Today

Longtime patient advocate Rep. Swanson joins Lyme Disease Task Force

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Just months after leading the campaign to mandate insurance coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for individuals with a tick-borne disease, Illinois state Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull) has now been appointed to the Lyme Disease Task Force.

From West Central Reporter

Rep. Frese joins GOP chorus demanding that Madigan 'step down immediately'

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Randy Frese (R-Paloma) has jumped on the Madigan-must-go bandwagon, joining a group of four other GOP lawmakers who are demanding the resignation of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) amid a wave of FBI probes and harassment cases in which his name keeps appearing.

From Peoria Standard

Health Care Council honors Rep. McDermed

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Norine Hammond’s (R-Macomb) tireless work on behalf of senior citizens has earned her a Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI) award.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

From Prairie State Wire

New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

From Peoria Standard

Sen. Tracy stands behind bill to increase authority of Legislative Inspector General

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) has thrown her support behind a measure she hopes will ultimately help restore trust in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Congressional candidate Ives vows to assert her contempt for political corruption at the national level

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is vowing to continue to be a thorn in the side of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).