Did you know Illinois Small Business Development Centers are located throughout the state and provide information, confidential business guidance, training, and other resources for start-ups and existing small businesses? Learn…

Thanks to the Memory Makers 2023 Class 3A State Champions – Metamora Township High School Boys Basketball! We Are Redbirds!!!

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour as we begin Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 12. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal reminds Illinoisans to test,…

Today we celebrate the great achievements of women around the world and in our lives. Happy International Women’s Day!

This Friday is the deadline for House Bills to move out of committee for consideration on the House floor. Among those bills will be pieces of legislation known as “shell bills” – Here’s…

Rep. Tipsword this week talked with Tom Miller of WJPF Morning Newswatch about key legislation he has introduced in the House this spring. Listen below.

Today, Rep. Tipsword led the House in unanimous passage of House Resolution 97, honoring Metamora Grade School’s 7th grade boys basketball team on an undefeated season, making them the Illinois…

The Illinois State Police has a new patrol structure that will allow the organization to better meet the needs of the public while combating a shortage of law enforcement officers…

“Still I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain (what I consider the most enviable of all titles) the character of an honest man.” -George Washington…

At 622 schools across Illinois, only 1 out of 10 kids or less can read at grade level. The numbers for math are even more shocking with 930 schools reporting 1 out of 10…