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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Summer Reading Program open to K – 6th grade students

State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, has launched his 9th Annual Summer Reading Program for kindergarten through sixth grade students who live or attend school in the 69th District in portions…


Thursday, April 25, 2019
Winnebago County receives state grant to enhance law enforcement information sharing, efficiency & public safety

Winnebago County has been awarded a $75,000 state grant to upgrade and consolidate the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management Systems (RMS) utilized by the Sheriff’s Office and eleven…


Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Sosnowski, Cabello to host Graduated Tax Town Hall on April 25

To register for the event, please click HERE. State Representatives Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, and John M. Cabello, R-Machesney Park, are partnering with Americans for Prosperity Illinois (AFP-IL) and Wirepoints to…


Thursday, April 11, 2019
Repeal of Parental Notification Law Wrong Choice for Illinois Families

By Joe Sosnowski State Representative, 69th District     Over the years, government has steadily chipped away at parental discretion. You’re not alone if you feel like government has become too…


Wednesday, April 3, 2019
House of Representatives OK’s “Home Alone” bill to protect parents of young teens from being charged with child neglect, abandonment

Bipartisan legislation to allow single or working parents with a child over age 12 to babysit younger children at home alone was approved today by the House of Representatives in…


Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Apply for Rep. Sosnowski’s Summer Internship Program

If you are outgoing, organized, engaged and want to experience working in a state legislative office, this may be the opportunity for you! State Representative Joe Sosnowski’s Summer Internship is…


Monday, March 25, 2019
Sosnowski files bill to oppose Financial Transactions Tax

State Representative Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, has filed a resolution in the Illinois General Assembly stating opposition to any legislation that would impose a tax on the transfer of financial assets…


Friday, March 15, 2019
“Tobacco 21” Heads to Governor’s Desk

Tobacco 21, HB 345 (Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago/ Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Deerfield), has passed the House with a vote of 82-31 and the Senate by a vote 39-16. This bill…


Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Sosnowski advances “babysitting bill” to protect parents from being charged with child neglect, abandonment

Bipartisan legislation to allow single or working parents with a child over age 12 to babysit younger children at home alone was approved today by the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee in…


Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Sosnowski Signs on to Oppose Income Tax Hike on Illinois Families

State Representative Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, has signed on to co-sponsor House Resolution 153 today, legislation stating opposition to any measure that would allow for the creation of a graduated income…