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Monday, February 2, 2026
The Battery Farm Proposal on Behan Road: It’s Really About Data Centers

This is the third installment of a series relating to a proposal to install a 600Mw Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on 52 acres on Behan Road in Nunda Township….


Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, Part 2: The Brave New World of Batteries

In my last Reick Report I discussed recent “energy” legislation passed in the October veto session. I put “energy” in parentheses because the bill wasn’t about energy so much as…


Monday, January 26, 2026
S.B. 25 – “Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act.” Affordable? Hardly

President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, the inaptly named 2022 “Inflation Reduction Act,” provided tax credits and other incentives to help accelerate the transition to alternative sources of energy like…


Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Rep. Reick’s Coffee & Conversation in McHenry

Come out for a cup of coffee and have a conversation with State Representative Steve Reick about the issues that matter to you. For more information, please contact Rep. Reick’s…


Friday, November 8, 2019
Rep. Reick Supports Sweeping Ethics Reform Package in Response to Federal Investigations

WOODSTOCK — State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock), has signed onto a sweeping ethics reform package authored by House Republicans in response to recently-revealed allegations of corrupt behavior by members of…


Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Rep. Reick Co-Sponsors Legislation to Ban Lawmakers from Performing Paid Lobbying Work with Local Government Units

Woodstock – After the arrest of a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for attempted bribery of a public official, State Representative Steven Reick has co-sponsored legislation that would…


Thursday, October 10, 2019
Rep. Reick Co-Sponsors Resolution Urging Congress to Ratify the USMCA

Woodstock – State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) is co-sponsoring a resolution urging Congress to ratify the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USCMA represents an agreement between those three nations…


Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Rep. Reick Appointed to Child Welfare Task Force

Woodstock – House Republican Leader Jim Durkin has appointed State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) to the Task Force on Strengthening Child Welfare Workforce. The bipartisan Task Force was created in…


Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Reick-Sponsored Legislation Strengthening Protections Against Financial Exploitation of Elderly and Disabled Signed into Law

Woodstock – Last Friday, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law legislation strengthening protections against financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability. State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock)…


Friday, August 16, 2019
Rep. Reick Presents Resolution Honoring the Life and Service of Deputy Jacob Keltner

Woodstock – Yesterday, State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) presented a resolution honoring the life and service of McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner to Keltner’s wife, Becki Keltner. Deputy Keltner…