Gov. Bruce Rauner recently toured the site of a new medical complex in Rockford, which, when complete, will include a 451,000-square-foot hospital and 81,500-square-foot medical center, a release from the governor’s office said.

Gov. Bruce Rauner offered his condolences to the family of Rockford Police Officer Jaimie Cox who was killed earlier this month in the line of duty.

Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) has endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner's re-election bid, citing his accomplishments on school funding, government spending and reform.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has taken note of Rockford native Emily Bear.

The Cook County tax on sweetened beverages could lead to a $1.3 billion loss in economic activity, according to Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford), who has sponsored legislation to repeal the measure, according to a press release.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) says education spending reform should be as simple as A-B-C, according to his website.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) has set the table for a "Coffee Talk with Joe," at which he will be available to answer questions and listen to concerns on Aug. 15 at Sophia’s Restaurant in Roscoe, according to a press release.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) will host this year’s Kids’ Health and Safety Fair on Aug. 5 at Rockford Christian School, giving families the chance to learn about the services and programs offered by dozens of agencies, organizations and businesses.

Illinois’ economy will take decades to recover from the state’s current pension and workers’ compensation obligations, to say nothing of the debts continually being added because of a significant lack of reform, according to a blistering analysis from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.

While every state around it continues to grow in population and prosperity, Illinois keeps shrinking under the strain of higher taxes and more regulations, Michael Lucci, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said in an article on the institute's website.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) says a Republican budget plan is the compromise agreement that both sides of the aisle have been waiting for, according to a press release.

Lawmakers have spent very little time in their seats, but at least they got to have play time, Austin Berg wrote on the Illinois Policy Institute website recently.

The General Assembly will meet in a continuous session through June to try to put a budget in place for the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

All of the Democrats hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 are backing Speaker of the House Michael Madigan's budget goal of raising taxes rather than enacting reforms, a Madigan spokesman told the Chicago Tribune recently.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) will host a free Legislative Senior Lunch on June 6 at Belvidere North High School in conjunction with the Belvidere Chamber of Commerce and Tropical Oasis.

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.