State Representative Andrew Chesney issued the following statement about the announcement by Exelon on August 27 about its proposed closure of its Byron Nuclear Generating Station: “The Byron Nuclear Generating…

This past week, I enjoyed hosting my third TeleTownHall Meeting since the COVID pandemic set into Illinois this Spring.  Many of you may have received a call from my office…

It seems the “thought police” are at it again, this time attacking the “power of positive thinking”.  No doubt, it is exceptionally easy to get stuck in the mire of…

Northern District US Attorney, John Lausch, recently announced a US District Court filing which disclosed a deferred prosecution agreement for corporate bribery involving a “high-level official” he named as Public…

State Representative Andrew Chesney called on Speaker Michael Madigan to “resign from the General Assembly or be removed.” In the wake of ongoing federal investigations surrounding state and municipal governments…

Illinois hospitals serve a critically important role in Northwest Illinois communities.  Not only is healthcare delivery one of the largest industries representing thousands of jobs in our region, they are…

State Representative Andrew Chesney received a very special invitation recently.  The second term legislator from Northwest Illinois was invited by President Donald Trump’s White House Social Office to a special…

As the State of Illinois, as one unit and not regionally, moved into Phase 4 of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois Plan, businesses across Illinois are working towards reopening but still…

COVID-19 All Regions of Illinois Move to Phase 4 on June 26.  All four Restore Illinois health regions have met the IDPH health benchmarks to advance into Phase 4. Metrics…

With news this past week of the Illinois State Fairs being cancelled this year due to coronavirus, along with many other county fairs, livestock shows and 4-H fairs, it is…