Today, I joined my colleagues and many around the state who traveled to Springfield to attend the Illinois Police Officers Memorial.  Our thoughts and prayers are with law enforcement and the…

National Thank A Mail Carrier Day (also known as Thank a Mailman Day) is celebrated on February 4th. The day of recognition reminds us to be thankful for people who…

This past Sunday was the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attack on our Nation. A day of inconceivable tragedy, but also a day that brought us together in a…

STERLING, IL – Early Friday morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning the 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade. The majority opinion,…

Springfield… Wednesday evening, House Democrats advanced SB 2803, which appropriates $2.7 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds towards the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. The bill that was…

October 1 marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Prevention Month in Illinois. The Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline received 28,749 calls for help in 2020. That’s a 16% increase from the…

State Representative Tony McCombie said Illinois House Democrats are “covering up Madigan’s corruption” by killing the Special Investigating Committee into Madigan’s misconduct on December 14. “By shutting down this committee,…

To choose which direction we will go, we must know where we have been. We have to admit mistakes made and more importantly, learn from them. Unfortunately, those in power…

Today, we are excited to move one step closer to that goal by issuing a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to distribute grants to eligible community organizations and local…