Illinois state Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) believes the state's new firearms ban "should be repealed" and has joined nine other GOP representatives in sponsoring legislation that would do just that.
Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) recently took to Facebook to pay tribute to the new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, Paige Van Dyke, as well as the other contestants in the pageant.
In January 2023, the median sale price of a home in Macoupin County fell by $11,450 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 7.7%.
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps gathered with every police chief in the county to announce they will not be enforcing the state’s gun ban signed into law in early January by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.