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…

Elimination of Cash Bail Officially Takes Effect in September By a vote of 5-2 the Illinois Supreme Court has sided with legislative Democrats supporting the elimination of cash bail for…

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…

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…

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…

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…