Joshua Griffith wasted little time in launching a kickoff tour after the Abingdon Republican filed petitions to run in the 93rd House District for the seat held by Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb).

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

Transparency, equal access to information and brushing off forces that attempt to change the party are among Patrick Harlan's main goals if he is elected as the IIllinois Republican state central committeeman for District 17, he told the Peoria Standard on Wednesday.