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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Illinois Income Tax Filing Deadline Extended to July 15

In light of the recent Disaster Proclamation concerning the coronavirus, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is following the federal government in providing special tax filing and payment relief to…


Monday, March 23, 2020
Meier Encourages Volunteers to Donate Blood

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) is encouraging the public to consider donating blood as a result of thousands of blood drives being canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As…


Friday, March 20, 2020
Illinois EPA Temporarily Closes All Vehicle Emissions Testing Stations

Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim today announced the temporary closure of all vehicle emissions testing stations in Illinois.  In the interest of safeguarding the health of all Illinoisans, including…


Tuesday, March 17, 2020
15 Days To Slow The Spread of COVID-19

Monday, March 16, 2020
Governor Pritzker’s Order Closing Restaurants & Bars at 9pm

Governor Pritzker outlined the following in his Executive Order under “Section 1” in response to COVID-19 concerning restaurants and bars. Beginning tonight (March 16, 2020) at 9:00 p.m. through March…


Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Meier Calls for Passage of Bills to Reduce Cost and Regulations for Law Abiding Gun Owners

State Representatives Charlie Meier (R-Okawville), Mike Marron (R-Fithian), and Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) held a press conference in Springfield Wednesday alongside fellow Republican legislators and 2nd Amendment supporters to discuss solutions…


Monday, February 24, 2020
Rep. Meier: Governor’s Budget Holds Taxpayers Hostage Unless Tax Hike is Approved

On Wednesday, February 19th, Governor JB Pritzker presented his Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal before members of the Illinois General Assembly. Governor Pritzker’s proposed budget includes $42.1 billion in spending…


Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meier opposes legislation banning motorists from filling up their gas tank

Legislation recently filed in the Illinois House of Representatives seeks to ban individuals from pumping their own gas at a filling station. The bill introduced by State Representative Camille Lilly…


Friday, January 24, 2020
545 non-citizens registered to vote by SOS, Meier demands action to fix error

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) is calling on the Office of Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) to suspend the Automatic Voter Registration program given the fact that 545 non-citizens were…


Monday, December 16, 2019
256 New Laws Effective January 1, 2020

As Illinoisans begin their first day of 2020 on Wednesday, January 1st, State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) wants the public to be aware of 256 new laws scheduled to take…