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Monday, June 29, 2020
Rep. Sosnowski to Host Blood Drive with the Belvidere Chamber & Rock River Valley Blood Center

Belvidere— State Representative Joe Sosnowski will be hosting a blood drive in partnership with the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce and the Rock River Valley Blood Center this week. The…


Thursday, June 25, 2020
Rep. Sosnowski Calls for Consistency Regarding Restrictions on Children Museums, Movie Theaters and Bowling Alleys

Rockford – After receiving feedback from constituents and business owners, State Representative Joe Sosnowski (R–Rockford) is calling on the Governor and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to revise certain…


Thursday, June 18, 2020
Rep. Sosnowski pens letter to support Belvidere location for Rock Valley College Advanced Technology Center

State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, sent a letter to the Rock Valley College Board of Trustees today urging them to select the proposed Belvidere location for the College’s new Advanced…


Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Sosnowski, House GOP call on IDES to reopen local offices

State Representative Joe Sosnowski sent a letter to the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Tuesday calling on the agency to reopen local offices throughout Illinois to…


Thursday, May 21, 2020
Rep. Sosnowski statement on House vote to expand vote-by-mail

State Representative Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) issued a statement following passage of an expanded vote-by-mail program for the November 2020 General Election by the House of Representatives today: “The Democratic majority…


Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Sosnowski sponsors bill to withdraw Graduated Tax from November ballot

State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) is Chief Co-Sponsor of legislation introduced on Monday to withdraw the referendum from the November 3, 2020 General Election ballot supported by Governor Pritzker that…


Friday, May 15, 2020
Lawmakers: counties should defer property tax bills and waive late fees/penalties for minimum of 90 days

To relieve one of the largest financial pressures on families during COVID-19, a bipartisan group of state representatives are calling on every Illinois county to follow the lead of Kane,…


Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Despite the Hyperbole, Facts Don’t Support Misleading Definition of Winnebago County as a COVID-19 “Hot Spot”

You can’t take everything you read at face value. A headline in the May 6 edition of the Rockford Register Star is a case in point. “Deemed a ‘hot spot’…


Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Summer Reading Program open to K – 6th grade students

State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, has launched his 10th Annual Summer Reading Program for kindergarten through sixth grade students who live or attend school in the 69th District in portions…


Monday, May 11, 2020
Ten Priorities for Illinois’ Economic Recovery

As the COVID-19 Pandemic unfolded and the March Stay at Home was put into place, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin took the long view creating an internal Economic Recovery Working…