GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Lawsuit filed by House Republicans to remedy extreme partisan gerrymandering. On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie was joined by State Representatives Ryan Spain and Dan Ugaste for a press conference in the State Capitol to discuss their latest litigation effort to combat legislative gerrymandering. McCombie, in her official capacity, filed a lawsuit with the Illinois Supreme Court to declare the current map unconstitutional and ask for a special master to draft a redistricting plan that complies with the Illinois Constitution.

With the 2025 tax season upon us, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), have both announced they began accepting and processing 2025 tax returns beginning on Monday, January 27th.

“Earmuffs”

“Goofy kicking Donald Duck”

“Impressionistic representations of the yearnings and deviousness of politics today.”

The nicknames and descriptions for bizarrely contorted legislative districts are almost as numerous as the districts themselves. They add a little humor to an otherwise serious problem that has come to define a key part of America’s increasingly dysfunctional legislative branch, at both the state and federal levels.

On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna) was joined by State Representatives Ryan Spain (Peoria) and Dan Ugaste (Geneva) for a press conference in the State Capitol to discuss their latest litigation effort to combat legislative gerrymandering. McCombie, in her official capacity, filed a lawsuit with the Illinois Supreme Court to declare the current map unconstitutional and ask for a special master to draft a redistricting plan that complies with the Illinois constitution.

Just over weeks after being sworn-in as the new State Representative for the 99th District, Kyle Moore is making good on his promise to make fighting for crucial remediation at the former Jacksonville Developmental Center site a top priority. Rep Moore filed legislation to secure $67.6 million in state funding to demolish the buildings, and to help get the site ready for the city to put to good use.

The Holocaust was an unimaginable tragedy that shook the very foundations of humanity. Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi regime and its allies orchestrated the systematic murder of six million Jews, along with millions of others who were deemed "undesirable." It’s not easy to grasp the sheer scale of such loss, but remembering it matters. It matters because the Holocaust wasn’t inevitable; it was the result of choices fueled by hatred, prejudice, and indifference.

 

As parents, we all desire the best for our children, especially when it comes to their education. National School Choice Week (NSCW), observed from January 26 to February 1, 2025, is a chance time to reflect on the educational resources available to our families.