Coronavirus outbreak continues worsening in Illinois One week ago the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 15,415 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois in a single day – a new…

Fall veto session cancelled I am disappointed to report that the fall session of the General Assembly has been cancelled. We were scheduled to meet next week and the week…

Business Interruption Grant program slow to provide assistance A report from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has shown that the state has been slow to help…

Department of Employment Security gets negative performance review The Better Government Association (BGA) has released a study finding that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) was not prepared for…

Department of Public Health warning of significant increase in coronavirus cases The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported late last week that of the more than 7 million coronavirus…

Getting back to business Since the spring we have seen many Illinois businesses reopen, entirely or partially, from the shutdown, but many are still struggling. Sadly some have not been…

Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform goes quiet In response to a series of high-profile ethics scandals last year the General Assembly created the Joint Commission on Ethics and…

Renewing the call for FOID card application process reform As we have dealt with the coronavirus pandemic this year, we have seen many state government operations struggle. One of these…

More voices calling for hearings into IDES Last month I joined with other legislators in calling for public hearings into the failures of the unemployment assistance system at the Illinois…

Madigan investigation halted until after election Earlier this week I updated you on the developments in the House Special Investigating Committee’s inquiry into the conduct of Speaker Michael Madigan. Just…