Tazewell county Board Member Dr. Bill Hauter bests Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress to win in the GOP race for the 87th District House of Representatives seat.
One of the biggest upsets in the area came from Pekin Mayor Mark Luft’s loss to political newcomer Travis Weaver for the 93rd House District in the Illinois General Assembly.
Narrowing down a field of eight candidates down to two, Eric Sorensen and Esther Joy King will face off in the November election to win the open 17th District seat.
The Supreme Court released major decisions in the past week, sparking conversations on the authority and legitimacy of the branch of government.25News spoke with political science expert and Associate Professor Meghan Remmel of Bradley University to answer questions raised by recent court decisions.
The ninth Summit of the Americas is underway and President Biden is calling for increased unity in tackling illegal migration and other issues facing the region.
Thursday night, Americans got a chance to learn about the last 10 months of the House select committee investigation into the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
In the wake of allegations calling the January 6th Committee a Democratic witch hunt, Adam Kinzinger is expected to lend his bipartisanship to the panel as it makes its case.