Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) pushed for Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan) to make some changes to a bill involving the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act.

The campaign committee Mike Smiddy for State Representative owes a $5,000 fine imposed on June 19, 2018.

The campaign committee McKinley for Illinois owes a $675 fine imposed on Dec. 20, 2016.

One campaign committee in Silvis has overdue fines amounting to a total of $1,700, records obtained by the Rock Island Today show.

The campaign committee McGuire for Illinois owes a $250 fine imposed on Dec. 20, 2016.

One campaign committee in Rock Island has overdue fines amounting to a total of $13,250, records obtained by the Rock Island Today show.

Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) urged the House to not pass a bill that will decriminalize possession of tobacco products for individuals under the age of 21.

The campaign committee Illinois Gunowner Rights Org (IGRO) owes a $100 fine imposed on Sept. 2, 2016.

One campaign committee in Osco has overdue fines amounting to a total of $350, records obtained by the Rock Island Today show.

The campaign committee Friends of Terry Brooks owes a $5,000 fine imposed on June 19, 2018.

Campaign committees in Moline collectively owe a total of $3,325 in fines, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

One campaign committee in Hillsdale has overdue fines amounting to a total of $16,163, records obtained by the Rock Island Today show.

The campaign committee Friends of Mike Jacobs owes a $700 fine imposed on Dec. 22, 2017.

The campaign committee Friends of Cecilia O'Brien owes a $150 fine imposed on March 12, 2018.

One campaign committee in East Moline has overdue fines amounting to a total of $1,300, records obtained by the Rock Island Today show.

Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) seems to assess Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first budget address as a mixed-bag proposition.​​​​

If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

Rock Island resident Jim Uribe is touting a plan he hopes will counter runaway property tax costs and wasteful state government.

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Rock Island County ranked No. 25 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.