Darin LaHood

The list of candidates for next year’s elections began to take shape this week. On the ballot next year are countywide offices, two county-level judicial vacancies and seats on the McHenry County Board and in the Illinois House and Congress.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood: The Farm Bill significantly impacts our communities, economy, and families in central and northern Illinois, making it critical that Congress pass a robust and timely extension of the legislation this fall.

During Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair Thursday, state party leaders sought a message of unity ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood will host Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who LaHood called “one of the preeminent conservative voices in our country,” as keynote speaker at a Republican dinner in Peoria next month.

U.S Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, toured the Morris YMCA on Thursday and to discuss the Y’s community funding request.

LaHood says what China fears most are Republicans and Democrats working together to address C/hina manipulation of the global economy.

Lawmakers with ties to Sauk Valley and Illinois offer reactions to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

As Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy fails to get enough voice to take the House speakership, Illinois Republican Darin LaHood could be a compromise candidate for the speaker of the House, at least one political observer said.

In Senate, Durbin and Duckworth vote for passage of agreement with rail workers to avert freight strike. Seventeen members of the Illinois delegation to the House also voted for passage.

This November McHenry County voters weighed in on four of Illinois’ 18 congressional and one U.S. Senate race.

The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he doesn’t think the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, but thinks voter fraud still took place, while his opponent considers voter fraud a non-issue and is looking to expand voting access.

With inflation up more than 8% in the past year, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said the government needs to “quit spending money” to stop rising costs, while his opponent said U.S. businesses need to be supported to help bolster supply chains, which she said in turn will help prices.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood thanked voters for a “resounding victory” Tuesday in a field of four candidates seeking the Republican nomination Illinois’ 16th Congressional District.

Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is seeking a fourth full term in Congress this year in a newly drawn 16th Congressional District that pits him against three GOP political newcomers. Here's how they stand on term limits, gun control and the economy.