Illinois Legislative Session Begins The Illinois General Assembly kicked off the 2024 regular session on Jan. 15. Lawmakers spent much of the week in meetings with constituents, other

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has taken an important step in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Illinois students by filing legislation aimed at preventing

Deadline to Register Banned Firearms Passes The crystal ball drop on 2023 has come and gone, and so has the deadline for Illinois firearm owners

Needs your help to create cards for senior citizens As Valentine’s Day approaches, State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is once again working to uplift the

The City of Chester is now one step closer to securing access to a new source of clean water after State Senator Terri Bryant’s legislation,

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