The next phase of combating the global COVID-19 pandemic is to repair the economic devastation it has wrought in its wake. It is a monumental effort that will only be successful…

Representatives call for audit of IDES Last month a data breach was discovered at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) which exposed the personal information of thousands of applicants…

State Police accepting applications for renewed concealed carry licenses The State Police have made an important change to the procedure for submitting applications for concealed carry license (CCL) renewals. Applicants…

Guidelines released for re-opening child care facilities Another small step forward in the drive to re-open Illinois from the stay-at-home orders will be taken this weekend when many child care…

Secretary of State offices to re-open on Tuesday Secretary of State driver services facilities in our area will re-open on Tuesday. The re-opening will be focused on new drivers and…

State releases guidelines for moving to next step of re-opening This weekend Illinois will move into Phase 3 of the five-phase plan for re-opening from the stay-at-home orders. It will…

State budget more than $6 billion out of balance The House voted Saturday evening to pass an unbalanced $42.9 billion budget. Presented to us late in the afternoon, the budget…

House acts on some, but not all measures The House of Representatives will be back in session Saturday after failing to complete its work during the three-day special session. Several…

Election overhaul passes, many concerns remain The House passed Senate Bill 1863 Thursday, a bill which makes several significant changes to the process to be used for the 2020 general…

House re-convenes in Springfield Yesterday the House finally got back into session in Springfield. It was a very unusual day to say the least. We met in a large convention…

Heading back to Springfield today The House will be back in session today for the first time since March 5. We have a very full agenda as we are only…