New Back 2 Business Grants The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently announced the Illinois B2B NewBiz grant program that became available

Happy Thanksgiving As we approach Thanksgiving, I am full of gratitude and eager to share my thanks with all of you. It is an honor

Senate Extends Law to Hold Repeat Gun Offenders: House Refuses to Take Action State Senator Terri Bryant voted on Nov. 8 to extend a criminal penalty enhancement designed

Republican Senators Encouraging Pritzker to ‘Think Illinois’ Senate Republican Caucus members are calling for Gov. JB Pritzker to focus on managing his administration here in

Fall Veto Session gets underway in Springfield State lawmakers were back in Springfield for the first three days of the annual fall Veto Session. During

DCFS under fire from bipartisan group of lawmakers In just the past month, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a scathing

Veto session set to begin The start date for the Illinois General Assembly’s annual Fall Veto Session is quickly approaching. This year’s veto session, which

DCFS Director Stepping Down Following the recent release of another scathing audit covering repeated issues with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement in response to the news that Marc D. Smith would be stepping down as the Director

New DCFS Audit Shows Alarming Problems Still Persist A new report by the Auditor General shows problems within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)