Unemployment increases by small amount in June Illinois’ unemployment rate went up by 0.1% in June, now standing at 7.2%. Gains continued to be made in the Leisure and Hospitality…

CDC, ISBE issue re-opening guidance for schools; resolution calls for local control Last Friday the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued long-awaited guidance for schools nationwide which…

Residents asking if students must wear masks in school this fall One question which is on the minds of many people in our area and throughout the state is whether…

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Illinois unemployment holds steady in May The May unemployment report for the state of Illinois revealed that the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.1% with the number of non-farm…

This week I joined twenty of my fellow legislators in writing to Governor Pritzker to ask him to help our small businesses who are struggling to find enough staffing to…

State, county fairs return for summer 2021 After both state fairs were cancelled last year due to the pandemic, both the Illinois State Fair in Springfield and the DuQuoin State…

House meets on Wednesday, no energy bill Talks are continuing on an energy bill after it failed to gain enough support to be brought up for a vote earlier this…

A few Bennett bills make it through both houses I was proud to have nine bills I sponsored pass the House earlier this spring. Unfortunately not all of them made…