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Monday, October 30, 2023
Veto Session, DCFS Split, Harvest Progress, and More

First week of Veto Session left many issues unaddressed After the first week of veto session in the Illinois House concluded last week, there are still a number of priorities that House…


Friday, October 20, 2023
Veto Session, Firearm Registration Hearing, Senior Health Fair and More

Veto Session Starts Next Tuesday The first week of our two-week veto session will begin on Tuesday, October 24. Lawmakers will consider not only Governor Pritzker’s vetoes of bills enacted…


Friday, October 6, 2023
DCFS, Gun Owners’ Personal Information, Senior Health Fair, and More

DCFS Director is Out on December 31st https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/10/4/23903234/dcfs-director-marc-smith-resignation-illinois This announced resignation is overdue and is a step in the right direction. But make no mistake, much more than a new…


Friday, September 22, 2023
First Week Without Cash Bail, Layoffs, Senior Health Fair, and More

Week 1 Without Cash Bail Under a new law that went into effect on Monday, Illinois courts can no longer impose cash bail on defendants after a due-process hearing. The Prairie State…


Friday, July 28, 2023
Cash Bail, Unemployment Fraud, Beardstown Town Hall, and More

Elimination of Cash Bail Officially Takes Effect in September By a vote of 5-2 the Illinois Supreme Court has sided with legislative Democrats supporting the elimination of cash bail for…


Friday, June 23, 2023
Tax Holidays Expiring, FOID Cards, Invest in Kids, and More

Grocery/Gas Taxes rising July 1 The temporary pause in state taxes on groceries put in place last year will be over at the end of this month, so, unfortunately, families…


Friday, June 9, 2023
Budget Signed, Suing the State, Drought, and More

The Budget is Now Signed into Law Governor Pritzker this week signed the $50.6 billion state budget passed by the majority party in the final hours of our spring session…


Friday, May 26, 2023
Getting Ready for the Budget Vote

More Spending, More Budget “Losers” In the early morning hours today we got our first look at the Democrats’ Fiscal Year 2024 “Budget Agreement” that was announced with much fanfare…


Monday, May 15, 2023
5 Days and Counting, Budget, End of COVID Emergency, and More…

5 Days and Counting We have five scheduled session days left in our spring session and still no budget draft from the majority party. House Republicans have not been included in the…


Friday, March 17, 2023
Making Group Homes Safe, Supreme Court Considers End of Cash Bail, Madigan Trial and More

Ensuring Group Homes are Safe This week was a busy week on the House floor, and also in a State Audit Commission hearing, where I and others called for a…