The Illinois Department of Transportation has released a six-year highway and infrastructure plan that covers Fiscal Years 2026-2031. The Rebuild Illinois Highway Improvement Program is both comprehensive and multimodal, with…

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….

Pontiac, IL – In response to the devastating tragedy impacting former Illinois State Representative and State Senator Darren Bailey and his family, State Representative Dennis Tipsword (R-Metamora) released the following…

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…

Today 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 attend Brigham Young…

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…

SAFE-T ACT This week marked the 2-year anniversary of the implementation of the Pre-Trial Fairness portion of the SAFE-T Act. This law has been a disaster for public safety in…