Agriculture Update More Illinois Jobs Being Lost In June, nine Illinois companies announced that over 1,000 jobs would be affected by mass layoffs. Illinois has become one of the least…

New July Laws, Higher Gas Taxes On July 1, new laws will take effect in Illinois…and you will also be paying more at the pump for gas. Illinois gas tax…

As expected, this week Governor JB Pritzker signed into law a partisan $53.1 billion spending plan, the largest budget in state history. The Fiscal Year 2025 budget is $2.6 billion more…

The Illinois House adjourned at about 5:00 this morning, a few short hours after the majority party muscled through a $53.1 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2025 that includes more…

Today was another deadline day in the House as we focused on considering and amending bills advanced to us by the Senate. The deadline to advance Senate Bills through committee…

We’re back in Springfield tomorrow for the homestretch of our spring legislative session. The month of May will be largely focused on considering bills that have been advanced to us…

A Few Wins On our third reading deadline last week bills sponsored by House Democrats far, far outnumbered Republican bills that were allowed to progress to the floor for consideration….

Committee Deadline Today is the scheduled deadline for House members to move their bills out of House Committees to the floor…but Democrats who control the chamber decided to take the…

Common-Sense Ethics Reform Newly introduced House Bill 4119, would prohibit elected officials from using political campaign donations to pay for criminal defense. House Republican Leader Tony McCombie stressed the importance of…

General Assembly Returns Next Week The Illinois House is back in session in Springfield next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a lot of work to do. You can see the…