BUDGET Illinois House prepares for submission of FY21 budget.  The Illinois House must prepare for the challenges of the FY21 budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. …

Months before Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton cut to the front of line to be one of the first in Illinois to purchase legal marijuana on January 1st, plans were already…

State Representative Andrew Chesney was on hand to welcome his colleague, Rep. Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove), to Stephenson Service Company as part of Rep. Didech’s Adopt-a-Legislator farm tour last week….

BUDGET CGFA releases revenue numbers for January 2020.  The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA) tracks incoming State revenues in order to help lawmakers keep to the balanced budget…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Governor Pritzker delivers State of the State address to Illinois General Assembly.  In an annual tradition, a joint session of the General Assembly listened to the State of…

Expect the drum beat on ethics reform to continue at the State Capitol as more legislators become embroiled in what is now apparently a web of corruption being unwoven by…

State Representative Andrew Chesney reacted to Governor JB Pritzker’s Budget Address today by saying Illinois needs, “more growth, not more government.” “There is no doubt, JB Pritzker is a skilled…

State Senator Brian Stewart and State Representative Andrew Chesney have released a statement in support of the grieving community members opposing the decision of their local Freeport School Board to…

ELECTIONS Federal and State Lawmakers Demand Accountability and Action to Preserve Integrity of Illinois Elections.  With early and absentee voting set to start on February 6, U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis,…

TAXES Property taxes create crushing burden for family farms.  Property taxes levy a tax based not on income generated by a piece of real property, but on the market value…