SPRINGFIELD — When U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise first began his political career, his home state of Louisiana was controlled by Democrats.But now, the GOP controls a majority of the Louisiana Statehouse — and he told Illinois Republicans Thursday that in the years to come, they too can take back control.“It was a tough cycle for us in a lot of states, but Illinois was one of the ones where it was the toughest,” Scalise said. “And then you look at that and go, ‘Is it ever going …