Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) rebuked Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) for insinuating that Gov. Bruce Rauner did not help with the upcoming rehabilitation of the Quincy Veterans’ Home.

Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), State Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove), State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks the 1 percent statewide property tax being floated by some lawmakers as a way of paying down the state’s rising pension liability would be far worse than just a case of bad policy being enacted.

Sixteen Republican state representatives stood to oppose a progressive income tax.

Extending term limits for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority board is a bad idea, according to three Republican lawmakers.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks a new agenda is sorely needed in Springfield.

A Democrat's demand for the federal government to bring a better infrastructure plan to the table did not go over well with two Republican lawmakers.

Godspeed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

A lowest-bidder for small business bill failed by four votes at the April 27 House floor debate.

A prisoner's right to vote should not trump criminal penalty enhancement legislation, according to GOP lawmakers.

GOP lawmakers fought against a Democratic sponsored bill that would tie the hands of Gov. Bruce Rauner in applying for federal waivers regarding health care coverage.

Creating and altering bills on education, public and private water systems, and election data privacy drove the April 19 House floor debate into hours of discussion.

Rep. Chad Hays (R-Catlin) said GOP lawmakers would not stand one more day of nonsensical Democrat-sponsored legislation after House floor debate of HB4081 on April 19.

Broadcasting retirement system or pension fund hearings in real time and archiving the recorded video on a website for public access is a great idea, but not necessarily feasible to some GOP lawmakers.

Rep. David Harris (R-Arlington Heights) said the closest thing to eternity here on earth is a government program that ceases to end, like the Illinois Health and Facilities Planning Act.

Rick Laib, Republican candidate for the 86th House District, will soon kick off his first fundraiser for the general election.

Illinois' budget being depleted deleted daily by the pension crisis had Republicans seriously questioning Democratic-sponsored retirement legislation.

Two Republican representatives want to crack down on Medicaid fraud.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.