Pension reform has been a hot topic in Illinois for years now. It’s a massive fiscal challenge that spends roughly 25% of our general fund and one we have yet…

Constituents Tate Downs and Kenny Boesen of St. Mary’s school were ‘Page for the Day’ for Rep. Tom Demmer, a former St. Mary’s student himself, at the Capitol in Springfield…

State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) will be holding nominations to recognize the influential women of the 71st district during March which is nationally and locally recognized as Women’s History Month:…

Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month at the national level. Festivities take place annually, traditionally culminating each March, to celebrate visual arts for grades K – 12….

State Representative Tony McCombie (Savanna), has signed on to co-sponsor House Resolution 153 today, legislation stating opposition to any measure that would allow for the creation of a graduated income…

Last week was an eventful one in Springfield with new legislation being filed and Governor Pritzker giving his first annual Budget Address.  I would like to take this opportunity to…

State Representative Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, issued the following statement in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s Budget Address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly on February 20: “While…

SPRINGFIELD….State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) released the following statement after the minimum wage proposal, SB1, passed the General Assembly:   “I believe Senate Bill 1 will not only be ineffective…

Illinois House committees hold first hearings of new session. Much of the session work of this week was spent in organizing the 39 standing committees of the Illinois House of…