DeKALB | Illinois swore in its newest state senator Christine Johnson on Monday. Johnson, a graduate of NIU, will be taking over the 35th district for the former senator Brad Burzynski, who recently retired. "I am very excited to serve the people of the...

DeKALB | DeKalb County Treasurer Christine Johnson will serve out the remaining two years of Senator Brad Burzynski’s term. Burzynski, of the 35th Senate District, gave his letter of resignation on Jan. 24, in which he said he was leaving for a variety...

DeKalb County Treasurer Christine J. Johnson has been appointed to Illinois State Sen. Brad Burzynski’s vacant seat. According to a press release from the DeKalb County Republican Party, Johnson was unanimously selected to serve out the remaining two...

DeKALB | After 20 years on the job, Republican Sen. Brad Burzynski stepped down from his seat to move on in his life. “It was all about timing for me,” Burzynski said. “It was time to move on. My wife and I had two more grandchildren--giving us...