Chicago plans to stop building migrant shelter space As part of its overall drive against city of Chicago homelessness, in 2023 under Mayor Brandon Johnson the city had said it…

New laws you should know about More than 300 new state laws went into effect this week. They cover a wide variety of issues including gun registration rules, minimum wage,…

Bipartisan nuclear power plant bill signed into law The new Public Act 103-584 applies to small modular reactors which cannot generate enough heat to breach containment. Nuclear development will be key to…

Illinois General Assembly concludes Fall Veto Session Week two of the Fall Veto Session was characterized more by what the Democratic Supermajority failed to deliver instead of what they did…

First week of Veto Session left many issues unaddressed After the first week of veto session in the Illinois House concluded Wednesday afternoon, there are still a number of priorities that House…

Veto Session Starts Next Tuesday The first week of our two-week veto session will begin on Tuesday, October 24. Lawmakers will consider not only Governor Pritzker’s vetoes of bills enacted…

Protecting Gun Owners’ Personal Information I am sponsoring a new bill to help protect personal information law-abiding gun owners are now required to submit to the state to register certain…

No Cash Bail: Day 1 The Democrats’ SAFE-T Act was fully implemented statewide this week. For months, many have asked me what will happen when there is no longer cash…

Port Henry Holds Master Plan Kick Off Meeting The City of Henry kicked off its Port Master Plan effort to elevate the economic future of the City and the surrounding…

Learning From the Best I was both excited and grateful to have been selected to participate this week in former Governor Jim Edgar’s ‘Edgar Fellows’ program. It was a great…