“It began at Bloomington Illinois ... his famed “Lost Speech” of May 29, 1856, elevated him to leadership for the new state Republican Party. He was best known within Illinois, and ...

Five of the six persons running for the two mayoral positions in Bloomington and Normal attended the event hosted by the ...

EXCLUSIVE – Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Mike Whatley says his job going forward in the 2025 elections and 2026 midterms is straightforward. "It's really critical for us to make ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Bloomington Police Department has released the numbers from a statewide campaign to make the roads safer during the holidays. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over ...

Dozens of Republican lawmakers also rejected the government funding agreement that the House ultimately passed just hours before the shutdown deadline. House lawmakers on Friday are set to hold a ...

Republican Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.), who won a hotly contested general election race last month, said the House GOP will be “better off” without “volatile” lawmakers in the next Congress.

The new regulation is currently set to go into effect in February, but could soon be impeded by Republican lawmakers seeking to overturn the rule. Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oka., introduced a joint ...

Boelen has lived in Bloomington for 26 years and in Ward Two since 2011 before joining the City Council in 2019, said Murphy. She said Boelen was an active member in the community prior to her ...

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The legislation ...

Americans who are sick and dying should mostly blame themselves for their health condition. That’s what Sen. Roger Marshall said as Republicans are poised to cut health care access and increase ...

It’s a sign the House’s top Republican may be considering taking the issue out of the sprawling legislation deal. Still, Republicans will have to work with Democrats to raise the debt limit if ...

President-elect Donald Trump likes the idea of “one, big beautiful bill" for his top legislative priorities, but he emerged from a lengthy closed-door meeting with Republican senators late ...