Legislative Update: While there are several big issues that came up this week, like the effective date of the so-called “Safe-T Act”, Speaker Welch’s capitulation on allowing legislative staff to…

Legislative Update: Thanks to those who participated in our flu vaccine event this week. It may still feel like Summer but flu season will be here before we know it….

Legislative Update: Thanks to everyone who participated in our shred event and food drive last Saturday. We had 107 cars come through and everyone was generous with their donations of…

Legislative Update: What a great time last week at the McHenry County Fair! Thanks to everyone who came out to our open office hours at the fair and said hello!…

Legislative Update: Even though the legislature is in recess, last week two of the committees I serve on held hearings. On Tuesday, I attended JCAR’s monthly meeting in Chicago and on…

Legislative Update: SAFE-T Act Ruled Constitutional On Tuesday, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its ruling on an altogether predictably partisan basis (5-2), upholding the constitutionality of the “SAFE-T Act”, a…

Hot Topic of the Week:  Report Finds $1.2 Million of Misused Funds for the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program  A recent Auditor General report on the “Covering ALL KIDS…

Hot Topic of the Week: Governor Pritzker Steps in It and Proves a Very Valid Point “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to…

Legislative Update:  I know that minor provisions of bigger bills and issues of process aren’t sexy topics and aren’t the “red meat” that lawmakers usually write about two weeks in…

This Week in Springfield:  Legislative Update:  This week marked the extra-innings of the legislative session. Though we were scheduled to adjourn last Friday, we returned this week on Wednesday and…