During a Joint Committee on Administrative Rules meeting, Republican lawmakers questioned the Illinois State Police about its assertion that it had no authority to deny a FOID card to the alleged Highland Park shooter, Capitol News Illinois reports.
In a May 15 Facebook post, Rep. Dave Severin confirmed that he would no longer represent West Frankfort after the election, and demonstrated his backing for Rep. Patrick Windhorst at the West Frankfort Old King Coal parade.
Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) has come out against a new law that bans publicly funded Illinois universities from requiring standardized test scores on admissions applications.
Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) recently met with the Youth Advisory Council and afterward praised both the students for their eagerness to learn and bright futures, as well as the speakers for taking the time to come to the event.
In a Dec. 13 news conference, Darren Bailey announced that former radio host Stephanie Trussell had become his running mate as part of his campaign for Illinois governor.