Spring session underway The 2022 spring session of the Illinois General Assembly began this week, with the House and Senate returning to Springfield on Wednesday. This year’s session calendar has…

Storm disaster proclamation includes portions of our area, help available Residents of Ford, Iroquois, Livingston and Woodford counties are among those Illinoisans covered by the state’s disaster proclamation due to…

Residents of Ford, Iroquois, Livingston and Woodford counties are among those Illinoisans covered by the state’s disaster proclamation due to last weekend’s severe storms. Those in the affected counties who…

More than 200 new laws take effect on January 1 Every year the General Assembly passes dozens or even hundreds of new laws with effective dates of January 1. This…

House Republicans propose inflation relief tax credit If you have been to the grocery store lately you have seen the effect that inflation is having on our wallets. A year…

Help with home heating available As we move into the coldest months of the year, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is reminding Illinoisans that utility bill assistance remains…

Touring the 106th District With the legislative session wrapped up for the year I have had the opportunity to travel around the district visiting with our small business owners, first…

Happy Friday to everyone, and thank you to all those who have checked in over the past couple of hectic weeks during the fall veto session of the House of…

‘No’ vote on repeal of Parental Notification of Abortion Act Late on Wednesday night the House of Representatives voted to repeal Illinois’ Parental Notification of Abortion Act. I voted against…

Federal court strikes down unconstitutional district map On Tuesday a federal three-judge panel agreed with plaintiffs who sued claiming that the gerrymandered legislative district map passed by Democrats in the…