VETO SESSION After facing pushback for their ridiculous amusement tax and event surcharge fee proposals to bail out Chicago mass transit, Democrats quietly amended their bill last night. So quietly,…

AROUND THE DISTRICT State Champions! Congratulations to the Metamora Grade School Girls Cross Country Team, which claimed the IESA Class 3A state championship last weekend at Maxwell Park in Normal….

GENERAL ASSEMBLY This week on the House Floor I introduced my page for the day, Gage Cobbley. Gage is a senior at El Paso-Gridley High School, and he plans to…

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS Each October, we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time to raise awareness about this disease that affects millions of individuals and families across the…

PROFESSIONAL LICENSING Thank you to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for their work on this bipartisan effort to get more of our internationally trained physician colleagues back to…

IDOC AUDIT REPORT An audit released this week shows that Illinois Department of Corrections employees were allowed to work overtime on the same day they were on paid leave. The…

AGRICULTURE As harvest season is underway, here is a closer look at the status of Illinois’ most important crops. What’s Going on With Illinois Crops?  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources…

PROFESSIONAL LICENSING Updates to Illinois’ professional licensing system have helped address workforce shortages in critical areas across the state. I serve on the Health Care Licenses Committee and we have…

AROUND THE DISTRICT Work on Illinois 89 Bridge over Illinois River IDOT has announced that work to wash the Illinois 89 bridge crossing the Illinois River south of Spring Valley…

END OF SESSION NEWSLETTER My 2025 End of Session newsletter was mailed out recently to constituents in District 105. Topics I hit on this year included Route 66, the Feeding…