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…

Governor signs unfair, partisan map after clearly pledging not to do so After repeatedly pledging to do the opposite, Governor Pritzker today signed House Bill 2777, the gerrymandered, partisan redistricting…

Illinois House completes spring session The House adjourned on Tuesday after finishing its spring session. Here is a quick recap of what was done (and not done) in the closing…

House nears adjournment deadline The House is scheduled to adjourn for the summer on Monday May 31. After that date the state Constitution makes it more difficult to pass bills…

Most (but not all) state mask mandates lifted For more than a year we have been living under executive orders issued by the Governor with very little input from legislators…

Illinois to enter bridge phase of re-opening today Illinois is taking one more step toward a full re-opening today as we move into the ‘Bridge to Phase 5’ stage of…

House calls for investigation into COVID outbreak at LaSalle Veterans Home The House approved a resolution calling for the Illinois Auditor General to begin a performance audit of the Illinois…