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Bailey: Pritzker 'has no ability to relate to regular people'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 16, 2022

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) isn’t surprised by the “complete fail” grade Gov. J.B. Pritzker was handed by the Brownstone Institute over his handling of COVID mitigations.

Niemerg: Pritzker 'seems to go out of his way to insult and demean the people I represent'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 16, 2022

State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) contends there’s plenty of blame to go around for the “complete fail” grade Gov. J.B. Pritzker was given in a recent Brownstone Institute survey.

Severin teams up with Carterville student to designate state snake

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 4, 2022

State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) is pushing legislation that could make Illinois' official snake the eastern milksnake.

Windhorst on repealing SAFE-T Act: 'People of our state deserve safety'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 2, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) feared the worst when Democrats in Springfield passed the SAFE-T Act.

Bailey: ‘Pritzker is a failure and I will continue fighting against his tyrannical mandates’

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 21, 2022

GOP gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is championing a Sangamon County judge’s recent decision rendering Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s long-running school masks mandate as unconstitutional.

Niemerg: 'A political narrative is driving these COVID mitigations'

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 16, 2022

State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) views Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent decision to remove the state’s indoor mask mandate as just a step toward what needs to happen

Bailey: 'It's time to end the mandates and provide our children with the education that they deserve'

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 16, 2022

Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) says Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision to remove the state’s indoor mask mandate falls short because it doesn't order a repeal of masks in public schools.

Illinois Chamber responds to Pritzker's 2022 Budget Address

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 11, 2022

Illinois Chamber President and CEO Todd Maisch said Gov. J.B. Pritzker may finally be on the right path with his economic vision for the state, but quickly added the administration still has a way to go as evidenced by Pritzker’s recent State of the State and Budget Address.

Niemerg pleased Father McGivney Catholic High School drops mask mandate

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 11, 2022

State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) is elated to see Father McGivney Catholic High School President Rev. Jeffrey Goeckner following a judge's ruling against mask mandates in schools.

Fowler announces funding for Old Shawneestown Port project, other grants

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 8, 2022

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) is celebrating a new capital investment plan headed to the southern Illinois region that includes $11.2 million for the Shawneetown Regional Port District.

Windhorst asks how grant program's success is measured

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 3, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) wants to know how success is being measured with the state’s new Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) grants.

Windhorst seeking input from police chiefs on reducing crime rate

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 31, 2022

At a recent House Public Safety and Violence Prevention task force hearing, state Rep. Patrick Windhorst got to ask Hazel Crest Police Chief Mitchell Davis about recruiting and retaining police cadets.

Bailey: 'Law enforcement is under attack '

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 29, 2022

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) is pushing for the return of the death penalty in Illinois as a way of ending what he sees as a growing attack on law enforcement across the state.

Windhorst: 'Our law enforcement officers’ job is harder than it has ever been'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 27, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is working with other Republican lawmakers to repeal the year-old SAFE-T Act.

Senator slams Chicago teacher's union for work stoppage

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2022

State Sen. and GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey argues Chicago Public Schools teachers are in a class of their own for all the wrong reasons.

Severin joins Durkin in calling for investigation into DCFS

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 18, 2022

State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) has thrown his support behind a call from House GOP leader Jim Durkin (R-Chicago) for hearings and an investigation in the wake of Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith recently being held in contempt of court for violating the rights of children.

Windhorst: 'We warned that our state was already seeing an increase in the violent crime rate'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 8, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) worries the worst may still be yet to come stemming from the SAFE-T Act and the passage of House Bill 3653.

Severin offers 'sincere condolences' in wake of Wayne County deputy's shooting death

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 2, 2022

Republican state Rep. Dave Severin is offering sympathy and giving praise to Wayne County law enforcement after the recent shooting death of Deputy Sean Riley.

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Illinois State Police use 'professionalism, patience and persistence' to arrest suspect accused of killing Wayne County deputy

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 2, 2022

Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly spoke on the the death of a Wayne County deputy who was shot in the line of duty on Dec. 29.

Bailey on Lightfoot: 'The mayor seems to just be watching the city burn'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 1, 2022

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) thinks Jussie Smollett being found guilty of filing fake hate crime claims is a good start to putting the state’s criminal justice system back on track.

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