He heads the Madison County committee for a group called ... as well as of the Congress.” Illinois Republican State Rep. Charlie Meier, whose district includes Highland, supports separation ...

(AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as unconstitutionally drawn ...

Alpha, received a call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, in January that he was tapped to head ...

Illinois state Senator Li Arellano, Jr (R-Dixon) has been appointed as the Republican Spokesperson for the Illinois Senate’s ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...

SPRINGFIELD — About two-thirds of the members of the Illinois ... Welch has tapped state Rep. Dan Swanson, a Republican from Alpha, to lead the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 ...

For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican ... Committee,” Welch said in a statement last week. Swanson is a retired lieutenant colonel with the United State Army and Illinois ...

Illinois state Rep ... research Jowei Chen showing diluted Republican voting power because of gerrymandering in the legislative district map, at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in ...