Budget Veto Override On July 4th, the day we celebrate our sovereignty and reaffirm our country’s commitment to freedom and liberty a budget was passed that further protects an entrenched leadership,…

Senate Grand Bargain Negotiations Over the past few days, many constituents in my district have received robo-calls from organizations informing them to contact my office to oppose potential tax increases…

Legislative Update for the Week of March 20-24 Please scroll below for selected updates on the state budget, jobs, cybersecurity in Illinois, a new pension reform proposal filed today, and…

A Surreal Year for Illinois As 2016 wraps up, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced their annual “word of the year.” Merriam-Webster is able to do this by tracking how often a specific…

No budget fix. Just more gamesmanship…and a group of democratic legislators sue for their pay and refuse to fix Illinois Unfortunately, no progress was made on budget negotiations. The primary focus of…

69th District Photo Challenge For my 2nd Annual 69th District Photo Challenge, four lucky winners were selected. Congratulations to Gordon Ellingson, Sharon Thomas, Karen Snyder, and Loreen Burton. Their photos…

Labor Board Declares Illinois Contract Talks at Impasse Illinois Labor Relations Board declared an impasse in a 5-0 vote. This decision could open the door for Governor Rauner to declare…