CHILDREN School bus safety law helps protect Illinois students.  The nation was horrified last fall by the story of a girl and her younger twin brothers who were struck and killed on…

CHILDREN Governor signs Davidsmeyer bill to create Pediatric Cancer License Plate that funds cancer research.  Senate Bill 946, sponsored by Senator Steve McClure and Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer, was signed into law…

There are so many issues in Springfield that Democrats and Republicans are on polar-opposite viewpoints.  Tax policies, how to keep businesses in Illinois, how to keep people in Illinois, how…

State Representative Andrew Chesney announced he has been appointed to the newly formed Move Over Task Force as House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s sole appointee. “Following the penalty enhancements to…

BUDGET COGFA publishes annual Budget Summary.  The report published on August 1 covers the State budget passed for FY20, the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2019.  Like the…

BUDGET Fitch Ratings calls Illinois’ outlook “stable.”  The unenthusiastic description from credit rating firm Fitch Ratings maintains Illinois’ credit rating as one notch above “junk bond” status.  So-called “junk debt”…

On Tuesday, July 30th, I was honored to be joined by over 4 dozen taxpayers for my most recent “Pizza & Politics” event at the iconic Timmerman’s Supper Club overlooking…

State Representative Andrew Chesney hosted his most recent Pizza & Politics event in East Dubuque with Mayor Kirk VanOstrand on the evening of July 30, 2019 at the historic Timmerman’s…

FIRST RESPONDERS Name added to State Police Memorial Wall.  In a ceremony held in Springfield on July 20, the family of Trooper Brooke Jones-Story unveiled the addition of her name…

FLOOD OF 2019 Push for federal flood recovery assistance.  The heavy rains that fell over Illinois and watershed states in the spring and early summer of 2019 caused significant lost…