Sen. DeWitte delivers STEM grant to Dundee Twp. Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township was recently selected by the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) to receive a $2,000 STEM Talent Pipeline grant, and on December 2, State Senator Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) dropped by the facility to deliver the check. […]
Senator Jason Barickman Announces Retirement from Senate
State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) released the following statement announcing his retirement from the Illinois Senate. “I have chosen to retire from the Illinois Senate, effective at the end of my current term, which expires on January 10, 2023. “I have now served in the Illinois […]
Senate Dale Fowler announces Senate approval to sell former Artisan Building at Rend Lake
State Senator Dale Fowler is pleased to announce the former Artisan Center at Rend Lake State Park may soon have a new purpose following Senate action Wednesday night. “This is an exciting piece of legislation I have been working on with Representative Dave Severin to bring […]
Senator Brian Stewart says SAFE-T Act changes don’t fully address threats to communities
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) says changes approved Dec. 1 by the Senate do make improvements to the controversial SAFE-T Act, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans. House Bill 1095 was approved by a […]
Dale Fowler has teamed up with Meridian and Heaven’s Kitchen to give 200 hams and turkeys
State Senator Dale Fowler has released the following statement following the Senate passage of Amendment 1 and 2 to House Bill 1095, which makes changes to the dangerous SAFE-T Act: “For two years, State’s Attorneys around this state have been warning of the dangerous effects the […]
Neil Anderson statement following the Senate’s failure to fully pay the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Deficit
State Senator Neil Anderson has released the below statement following the Senate passage of Amendment 1 and 2 to House Bill 1095, which makes some changes to the dangerous SAFE-T Act: “For the last two years, Democrats have worked to reinvent our criminal justice system behind […]
Senator Bailey critical of changes made to SAFE-T Act
State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has released the below statement following the Senate passage of Amendment 1 and 2 to House Bill 1095, which makes changes to the dangerous SAFE-T Act: “The trailer bill passage today to the dangerous SAFE-T Act further solidifies the democratic party’s […]
DeWitte Responds to Partisan Passage of SAFE-T Act Trailer Bill
On Thursday, members of the Illinois Senate passed clarifying language to the SAFE-T Act, but failed to address several remaining problematic areas of the law that threatens public safety. In response to the partisan vote on the trailer bill, State Senator Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) issued […]
Jil Tracy says the IDOT has announced that Carman Road will close
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) says legislative changes approved Dec. 1 by the Senate do make improvements to the controversial SAFE-T Act, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans. “The changes approved Dec. 1 contain some […]
State Senator Dave Syverson said SAFE-T Act changes don’t fully address threats to communities
SPRINGFIELD – Legislative changes to the SAFE-T Act do make some needed improvements to the controversial new law, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley). House Bill 1095 was […]