This week House Minority Leader Tony McCombie spent time in Southern Illinois; she spent time with various caucus members including State Representatives Patrick Windhorst, David Friess, and Paul Jacobs. Check…

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will begin road construction Monday, September 16th on area bridge deck repairs. The work will require lane closures on US 20 / IL84, 200’…

Today is Patriot Day: we remember and honor the lives lost on September 11th. It’s a day etched into the collective memory of all Americans; a day when the world…

Court Appointed Special Advocates

The Illinois Supreme Court recently upheld a lower court ruling that declared a controversial sweeping election law passed by Illinois Democrats unconstitutional. Senate Bill 2412, which House Republicans nicknamed the “Katie…

The University of Illinois Extension is offering a Farm Business Structure Basics Webinar on October 22 to help producers choose the right business structure for a farm or ranch business….

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie is pleased to announce several area Library districts are receiving grant funding to help ensure all residents have access to quality resources and programming. The…

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie has been working on legislation for several years since the 2018 death of another DCFS worker, Pamela Knight. With last week’s conviction of Benjamin Reed,…

Dierdre Silas was killed in January 2022 as she was responding to a call about possibly endangered children at a home in Thayer, about 23 miles (37 kilometers) south of…

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie issued the following statement in response to House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch’s creation of a new House working group on Illinois’ public transit system: “It’s…