Governor signs House Bill 3653, policing overhaul bill On Monday Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 3653 into law, enacting controversial legislation which dramatically changes policing in Illinois and which a…

Governor proposes new state budget Governor Pritzker delivered his 2021 budget address on Wednesday. He is once again proposing an unbalanced budget based on hypothetical revenues and tax hikes. This…

House gets off to a disappointing start The House met for a single day this week to get organized for the 2021 legislative session. The first item on the agenda…

Urging a veto of dangerous bill which changes policing House Republicans are calling on Governor Pritzker to veto House Bill 3653, a measure passed in the closing minutes of the…

Named to House Republican leadership team I was honored this week to be selected by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin as a member of his leadership team for the upcoming…

SPRINGFIELD –State Representative Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) has been named to the House Republican leadership team and will serve as an Assistant Republican Leader in the 102nd General Assembly. “I…

Illinois begins re-opening again Illinois has finally begun taking steps forward again in getting back open for business. After coronavirus case numbers went up in the fall and then declined…

New 102nd General Assembly sworn in I was honored on Wednesday to once again take the oath of office as the representative from the 106th district. It is a privilege…

House to meet on Friday After refusing to call the House back into session for months during the pandemic, Speaker Madigan has announced that there will be a ‘lame duck’…