August 4 is celebrated as Coast Guard Day to honor the establishment on that day in 1790 of the Revenue Cutter Service, forebear of today’s Coast Guard, by the Treasury…

Thank you to everyone who joined me last week for my Evening on the Meier Farm! We were able to enjoy good food, good music, and good company! Legislative Update…

Home delivery of alcohol in Illinois is here to stay, as the cocktails-to-go law has been extended for five years through August 1, 2028. Illinois restaurants and bars first began…

A report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau puts Illinois at the top of a dubious list. Illinois had the largest increase in vehicle thefts in any state in 2022,…

Personal property replacement taxes are revenues collected by the state of Illinois and paid to local governments to replace money that was lost by local governments when their powers to impose…

It is crucial that we continue to call out bad behavior in Illinois in order to end the culture of corruption that has grown in our state government for decades….

On Korean War Veterans Armistice Day we pay tribute to those who served in the Korean War and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. May their bravery never be…

Thank you to everyone who joined me last week for my Zoom meeting. Last week I held a meeting with workshops throughout Illinois about the pending legislation that will threaten…

Each year exciting events at the Madison County Fair include; livestock shows, tractor pulls, demolition derbies (both automobile and combine!), musicians, 4-H exhibits, pageants and stock car races draw over…

National Hire a Veteran Day was designed to implore U.S. businesses to consider hiring some of the estimated 200,000 veterans who leave the armed forces every year. Here are seven…