GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation Last week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses joined together to…

BUDGET/TAXES Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears. This week I joined my colleagues, Deputy Leader Norine Hammond and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain, to hold a press conference to call for…

TAXES House Republicans Raise Alarm on New Service Tax Proposal. Deputy House Republican Leader Ryan Spain and State Representative Joe Sosnowski joined with small business owners this week to decry a…

BUDGET Illinois House Republicans Slam $6 Billion in Proposed Tax Hikes. Legislators Condemn Pritzker’s Dangerous Political Rhetoric on the National Stage. Illinois House Republicans slammed proposals from progressive interest groups that…

AGRICULTURE Illinois House Republicans Working to Save Family Farms. On Wednesday, three Illinois House Republicans, who also work as family farmers, held a Capitol news conference to highlight legislation they are…

EASTER BREAK: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE MUSEUM PASS There is a FREE museum pass available to constituents who live in the 89th District. This allows area families to visit a…

REDISTRICTING REFORM Reformers: Democrats Recruit ‘Prince of Darkness’ to Defend Illegal Maps.  Illinois House Republican leaders provided the latest update this week regarding their ongoing lawsuit on redistricting filed with…

CRIMINAL LAW House Republicans Working to Restore Public Safety.  House Republican lawmakers held a press conference in the Capitol on March 12, 2025, to discuss the dire state of public safety in Illinois…

IMMIGRATION Audit shows Pritzker Administration vastly underestimated the cost of immigrant healthcare program.  On Wednesday, the Illinois Auditor General released the results of an audit of the Health Benefits for…

MADIGAN TRIAL In closing arguments, federal prosecutors describe the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan.”  Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan,…