Thank you Last Thursday, I was involved in a car accident. After leaving session in Springfield I attended the annual Chamber Dinner in Pontiac. The accident occurred on the Weston…
Ratings agencies give negative response to Pritzker budget proposal Illinois’ low credit rating has been a fixture in the news for too many years now. Unfortunately, after reviewing the budget…
Resolution filed in opposition to graduated income tax On Wednesday I joined with all of my House Republican colleagues in sponsoring House Resolution 153, which expresses opposition to any effort…
Governor delivers budget addressGovernor J.B. Pritzker spoke to a joint session of the House and Senate on Wednesday to offer his budget proposal for the coming year. The Governor’s speech…
House passes minimum wage increase The Illinois House this week passed legislation which would raise the statewide minimum wage from its current level of $8.25 an hour to a new…
Illinois has 11th highest tax burden in the nationAn evaluation of the tax structures of all 50 states by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation has discovered that residents of 38 of the…
Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) spoke in debate last week about the proposed rules which will govern the way the Illinois House of Representatives conducts its business over the next…
101st General Assembly kicks off spring session The House convened on Tuesday for the first of eleven consecutive weeks in Springfield. More than 1400 bills have already been introduced, with…
House Republicans file “Fair Map” amendment I along with all of my House Republican colleagues have filed a resolution in the House calling for the creation of a new redistricting…