WOODSTOCK… In an effort to stop “straw purchasers” from buying guns that end up in the hands of criminals and gang members, State Representative Steve Reick (R–Woodstock) has filed H.B….

After the last session of the Illinois legislature, you have to wonder what we’ll do this year to top it. After all, we: • Singlehandedly solved the climate crisis;• Took away…

Legislative Update: COVID and Conscience The Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HCRCA) protects individuals’ ability to cite a “sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and…

WOODSTOCK… State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) released the following statement following request for removal from the Agreed Bill Committee process meant to address the deficit in the Illinois’ Unemployment Insurance…

The General Assembly recently adjourned its fall veto session without addressing many of the major problems which confront Illinois. Among them: Illinois has a $4.4 billion shortfall in its Unemployment Insurance Trust…

In April, I was appointed to be a representative of the House Republican caucus on an “Agreed Bill Committee” which is a device used by labor and the business community…

I’ve received many emails and phone calls from people both in the 63rd District and across Illinois objecting to the Governor’s continued imposition of his March, 2020 disaster declaration and…

With the House convening on Thursday to consider energy/climate legislation that’s been negotiated by Democrats, labor unions and environmentalists, I’ve been reading up on what the bill provides and have a few…

Legislative Update: The past year has seen a tsunami of State government initiatives pointed straight at our public school system. From the implementation of Culturally Responsible Teaching and Leading Standards…