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Thursday, May 28, 2026
McCombie Opposes Hasty E-Bike Regulation

After a measure was passed in the Illinois House to regulate electronic bikes in Illinois through SB3336, House Minority Leader issued the following statement after opposing the bill: “The Secretary…


Sunday, May 3, 2026
McCombie Column: Failed Policy Becomes Fatal: It’s Past Time to Fix the SAFE-T Act

This week a Chicago police officer, John Bartholomew, was killed and his partner was critically injured by a suspect already facing charges and out on pretrial release. Before the SAFE-T…


Thursday, April 30, 2026
McCombie Responds to Latest Redistricting Fail

After a proposed state constitutional amendment on redistricting did not advance this week, timing out the potential for any redistricting question to appear on the ballot this fall, House Minority…


Monday, April 27, 2026
Share Your Input: STOP the Democrats’ Redistricting Power Grab

Last week Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch and Illinois Democrats passed a constitutional amendment to rewrite Illinois’ constitutional standard for drawing legislative maps. House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 28, was filed…


Thursday, April 23, 2026
McCombie Waits for Better Bill for the Bears  

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following statement after the megaprojects bill was presented and debated in the House: “Our state faces significant challenges that will not be fixed…


Wednesday, April 22, 2026
McCombie Calls Constitutional Amendment a Political Power Grab

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following statement after a constitutional amendment was passed on partisan lines to further gerrymander Illinois’ legislative districts: “This is not reform. This is…


Friday, April 10, 2026
VIDEO: Penalty Enhancement Hypocrisy Highlighted by Minority Leader

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie spoke on the House Floor during debate to call out the appalling hypocrisy of the Democrat majority on penalty enhancements. Leader McCombie’s efforts to protect…


Wednesday, February 18, 2026
VIDEO: McCombie Reacts to State Budget Address

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie joined her deputy leaders today in the Capitol to react to Governor JB Pritzker’s annual State of the State and Budget Address. Leader McCombie said,…


Tuesday, December 16, 2025
McCombie Calls for Constituent Ideas: Submit a Proposal for New Legislation

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie is calling on constituents to submit bill ideas ahead of the new legislative session starting in January. In her work serving the 89th District, Leader…


Tuesday, November 18, 2025
No Plan, No Transparency: Pritzker’s Executive Order Still a Mystery

In September Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-05, directing state agencies to identify immediate spending reductions by October 23rd. He has yet to release any details about these proposed cuts….