Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) insists one thing has become abundantly clear in the face of all the dysfunction and uncertainty in Springfield.

Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman received another $269,762 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Bradley state House candidate Lisa Dugan received another $172,654 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

Lying and political backbiting are near epidemic proportions on the DuPage Township Board. That’s the take from reports published by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) on the sorry state of affairs in DuPage.

Lockport state House candidate John Connor received another $4,863 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, running for re-election for the 6th Congressional District seat he has held since 2007, was recently endorsed by the Daily Herald and Chicago Tribune newspapers.

After a report that state and local government waste $100 million annually, 86th District House candidate Rick Laib said stripping government back to basics would return the state to sound economic footing.

Patty Smith laments how lawmakers in Springfield have lost touch with reality when it comes to connecting with the people they represent.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is calling on 97th House District opponent Mica Freeman to do what he insists should be a no-brainer for every lawmaker in Springfield.

Amid reports that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $2 million in campaign gifts to Democrats was partly funded by a large public-sector union, Republican candidate Alyssia Benford said such gifts compromise the recipient’s loyalties.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

William Mayer has been asked to resign from his job as DuPage Township Supervisor by Kirk Allen of the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), over his alleged mishandling of township funds.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) sees all the politics House Speaker Mike Madigan regularly engages in as being driven by his hunger for power.

Friends of Meta Mueller, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Commitee to Elect Don "Duck" Dickinson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $5,150 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Committee to Elect Lisa A Marino for Judge, a candidate committee, reported receiving $900 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends to Elect Annette Parker, a candidate committee, reported receiving $3,950 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) worries that House Speaker Mike Madigan’s reach might be on the verge of growing longer.

Friends to Elect Joe Van Duyne, a candidate committee, reported receiving $3,100 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

A political action committee says the candidacy of Plainfield state House candidate Mica Freeman is part of a scheme by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to keep suburban property taxes high.