Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said President Donald Trump’s actions are “well outside the purview of the executive office ...

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin said Tuesday he is interested in filling the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dan ...

PRESSURE FROM D.C.: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been called to testify before a congressional committee about the ...

The Northern Illinois Food Bank's chart shows that it plans to serve around 570,000 people in suburban Chicago this month, ...

McConchie, who uses a wheelchair, is leaving politics to launch a nonprofit seeking to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

I am the first paraplegic to be elected to state office in Illinois history,” said Dan McConchie, who suffered a spinal cord ...

HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill. - A Republican state senator from Illinois revealed Monday that he will be stepping down from his role. Dan McConchie has been in office for nearly eight years, representing ...

Former state Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie is resigning his north suburban seat to start a nonprofit organization ...

A northern suburban state senator is stepping down from his seat. Republican state senator Dan McConkie of Hawthorn Woods has ...

Senator Dan McConchie announced his resignation Monday morning, while also launching a policy organization advocating on ...

Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2. McConchie, who would’ve been up for ...