DEMOCRATS PRIORITIZE BANNING KANGAROOS, HOP OUT OF TOWN.  After a legislative session day was abruptly canceled in the House of Representatives during a deadline week for legislation to pass out of…

CORRUPTION/ETHICS REFORM McCombie Calls for Reform Amid Ethics Awareness Month.  With the two-year anniversary of former Speaker Mike Madigan’s indictment coinciding with National Ethics Awareness Month, I am using the opportunity…

Quick update from the road in Northwest Illinois! This past week I met with retired teachers in Carroll County, stopped in Jo Daviess County to celebrate Manufacturing Day with more…

PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY I recently served as “Principal for the Day” at Oregon Jr/Sr High School through a program sponsored by the Illinois Principal’s Association that works to get…

PUSH FOR GREATER ETHICS CONTINUES               I have repeatedly called for ethics reform in the Illinois House of Representatives; I proudly supported initiatives of fellow members and my own to instill…

Thank you to all who attended Sweet Corn Day earlier this month! It was a great event, and over a hundred attendees came out to eat corn and enjoy the…

Happy Easter! I hope you take some time to reflect and can spend time with your family and friends. REIMAGINE ILLINOIS Illinois Senate & House Republicans Introduce the People’s Independent…

CRIMINAL LAW House Republicans urge Gov. Pritzker to veto flawed criminal justice bill.  Illinois House Republicans held a press conference Wednesday to urge Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a sweeping criminal…

Sharing some news you can use as well as some stories you may have missed this past week: Illinois has four-phase plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines Illinoisans will have access…

BUDGET Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission members share concerns with Governor Pritzker’s borrowing scheme.  State Representatives Tom Bennett, Dan Caulkins, and Mike Murphy shared their concerns with Governor Pritzker’s controversial plan…