Scherer Welcomes Local Pastor to Deliver Opening Prayer

DECATUR, Ill. – Pastor Silas Johnson of Calvary Baptist Church in Springfield delivered the invocation to the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday as a guest of state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur.  “The opening prayer in the House is a sacred moment where we...

Walsh Applauds Decision to End Participation in Crosscheck

JOLIET, Ill. – State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, applauded the Illinois State Board of Elections’ decision to end the state’s participation in the widely-criticized Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. “It is reassuring to see Illinois withdraw...