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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Pritzker Again Signals Support for Fair Map

In response to Governor JB Pritzker’s comments today regarding potential mid-decade redistricting of congressional maps to counteract Texas and other Republican states, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following…


Sunday, July 6, 2025
Leader McCombie on Catastrophic Flooding in Texas

In light of the tragedy unfolding in Texas, Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following statement: “Our hearts are heavy as we watch the devastating floods unfold across…


Thursday, June 12, 2025
McCombie Awarded Honorary FFA Degree

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie attended the FFA’s 97th State Convention yesterday in Springfield. The Leader was recognized for her support of FFA and awarded an honorary degree. After…


Saturday, May 31, 2025
Taxpayers on the Hook for Billion Dollar Tax Hikes

Today the new state budget for the upcoming fiscal year was passed on party lines in the Illinois House of Representatives. The $55.2 billion budget is reliant on one-time revenues…


Wednesday, May 7, 2025
McCombie: IL Must Abandon Sanctuary State Policies

Following Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to Springfield today, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following statement: “Illinois must abandon its sanctuary state policies that have emboldened criminals,…


Wednesday, April 16, 2025
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER RESPONDS TO IHSA POLICY DELAY

Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie issued the following statement today in response to the Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) April 15 response to the House Republican Caucus, nearly a…


Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Democrats Back ANOTHER Penalty Enhancement

After Governor JB Pritzker’s Administration testified in strong support of a legislative overreach in the Illinois House Financial Institutions Committee today to overregulate and end the cryptocurrency industry (HB742) in…


Wednesday, April 2, 2025
McCombie Column: Fair Maps, Fair Representation: The Fight for Illinois Families

Illinois faces well-known challenges: high taxes, population loss, a lack of jobs in once-thriving industries, and—perhaps most glaring of all—state-level elected officials so unaccountable that the needs of families in…


Friday, March 28, 2025
Republicans Demand Response from IHSA

On March 18th, 2025, the House Republican caucus sent a letter to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) asking for the organization to detail how their policies and protocols for…


Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Democrats Follow the Leader, Continue to Undermine Illinois

For weeks, the Democratic supermajority has wasted time on the House floor throwing tantrums against President Donald Trump’s actions to “Make America Great Again.” Democrats have decried Republican efforts to…