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Friday, June 23, 2023
Tax Holidays Expiring, FOID Cards, Invest in Kids, and More

Grocery/Gas Taxes rising July 1 The temporary pause in state taxes on groceries put in place last year will be over at the end of this month, so, unfortunately, families…


Friday, June 9, 2023
Budget and Bill Signings, Limiting Challenges to the State, Traveling Office Hours, and More

Governor Pritzker this week signed the $50.6 billion state budget passed by the majority party in the final hours of our spring session last month. I voted no for many…


Thursday, April 6, 2023
Storm Cleanup, State Healthcare Exchange, Illinois Agricultural Dominance, and More

The Calm After the Storms I hope everyone is safe after the storms that rolled through Illinois on Friday evening, and again Tuesday into Wednesday. Governor Pritzker has issued an…


Friday, March 17, 2023
Update-Soft on Crime, Supreme Court Hears Cash Bail Arguments, Madigan Trial and More

Bills Out of Committee-Soft on Crime Policy Continues This week House members spent a lot of time on the floor, considering legislation that the Democrat majority allowed to advance through…


Friday, March 3, 2023
Update-Metamora Redbirds honored, Illinois’ bond rating, Local bridge work coming, and More

Metamora Redbirds in the House! This week the House unanimously passed three resolutions I introduced to honor the amazing athletes from Metamora Grade School…and the Redbirds were in the House…


Friday, February 17, 2023
Update-Pritzker’s Budget, Workforce Readiness, Weather Spotting and more…

Pritzker Proposes a New Spending Spree Much of the Governor’s  budget plan for Fiscal Year 2024 that he  unveiled this week  will be a non-starter for me.   In a…