State Representative Marcus Evans News Today

A new effort is raising awareness about the need for organ donation in Illinois.

(Springfield-jm) – Officials at the Illinois Department of Public Health are alerting Illinoisans about a rise in strep cases. IDPH director Dr. Sameer Vohra said that more cases of Group A str...

Agreement Will Supplement State's Trust Fund and Rainy-Day Fund, Secure Employer Tax Credits, and Save Taxpaye...

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) employees and supporters gathered outside the museum on Sept. 22 for a press conference to raise awareness for their unionization efforts. If successful, they will become the first major Chicago museum to form a union. The Art Institute joins an increasing unionization effort among art museums nationwide. For instance, workers...

I don’t know why anyone would want to live in Chicago at this point.  According to the latest estimate that I could find, “over 117,000 gang members” currently live in the city, and there is so much violence that it regularly makes headlines all over the globe.  Some of the wealthy areas of Chicago still look nice, but many communities have been transformed into something straight out of a war zone.  Large churches, hospitals and factories that were once so beautiful are now rotting...

An Illinois lawmaker wants to see 'Grand Theft Auto' banned after a number of carjackings in the area as he believes the game is to blame.

"The bill would prohibit the sale of some of these games that promote the activities that we’re suffering from in our communities"