Dan Brady

An Illinois lawmaker from Bloomington says the government should lower loss requirements for financial relief after severe storms and other emergencies.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved less than half of the loan applications it has received for emergency relief following late June flooding in McLean County. The SBA has awarded $800,400 in long-term, low-interest loans to nearly two dozen recipients.

McLean County is compiling an estimate of damage from last weekend's storms so it can seek state or federal assistance.

State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said he's still doing his "homework" on a possible run for Illinois Secretary of State.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, fears the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will leave important questions unanswered.

The federal government is offering reimbursement to cover funeral expenses for those who have died from COVID-19.The program through the Federal Emergency…

Bloomington-Normal LGBTQ residents and allies told area legislators about their wants and needs Monday night at a virtual town hall to highlight issues…

President Donald Trump has long been a divisive figure in national politics. Now, he has become one within the Republican Party.Elected Republican leaders…

In what could become one of the biggest shifts of political power in Illinois in decades, Mike Madigan announced Monday he's suspending his campaign for…

Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield in January, staring down a change in House leadership, the economic fallout of the pandemic and unfinished…