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Hildenbrand wins GOP bid in Senate District 57

By Justin Stoltzfus | Mar 21, 2018

Tanya Hildenbrand won the GOP primary in Senate District 57 by a landslide over radio talk show host Bob Romanik, garnering approximately 65 percent of the vote to Romanik's 35 percent.

Plummer easily takes GOP nomination for 54th District Senate seat

By Justin Stoltzfus | Mar 21, 2018

In a four-way GOP primary race for the state Senate seat in the 54th District, Jason Plummer won by a stunning 36.9 percent margin over challengers Ben Stratemeyer, Rafael Him and George Barber.

Discipline needed to avoid high property taxes, Madison County trustee says

By Justin Stoltzfus | Nov 27, 2017

Madison County Board member David Michael says he hears a lot of complaints about high property taxes as he speaks with residents.

St. Clair committeeman hopes school funding fight ends soon

By Justin Stoltzfus | Aug 2, 2017

Bill Layman says he doesn't have an answer to the pension problems plaguing Illinois schools, but he does know one thing: Public schools need the state's legislators to do their job.

Senate hopeful says 'total reform' only chance Illinois has

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jul 10, 2017

A candidate for the Illinois Senate's 54th District has a message for government: Reform big.

Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

Manar asks for Rauner's help in identifying source of 'leaked' school figures

By Justin Stoltzfus | May 30, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) wants to know why “false and erroneous drafts” of information regarding a school funding measure got leaked to the press, including being published in the Kankakee Times.

Jersey County voter numbers accurate, clerk counters

By Justin Stoltzfus | May 1, 2017

A conservative government oversight group needs to make sure its figures are up to date before accusing the county of having illegal voter registration rolls, Jersey County Clerk Pam Warford said recently.