Representative Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) issued the following statement following Governor Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address.  “With his budget address, the Governor painted a rosy picture of our…

During the final hour of the 101st General Assembly, Democrats pushed through a criminal justice omnibus bill that made sweeping changes to law enforcement practices in Illinois. In response to…

While facing a $4 billion hole in the current budget, Illinois Democrats pushed through billions in new spending during the final hours of the 101st General Assembly (GA). Upon the…

On Monday, Democrats serving on a Special Investigating Committee (SIC) into the ethical conduct of Michael J. Madigan abruptly ended the committee’s proceedings and then voted that the Speaker did…

Following the Wednesday arraignment of four more individuals charged with crimes associated with a nine-year ComEd-Michael Madigan bribery scheme, State Representative Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) issued the following statement: “We now…

On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Madigan’s Chief of Staff announced that the fall veto session is canceled due to concerns over COVID-19 and proximity to the upcoming holidays….

On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker announced that heightened COVID-19 mitigations will take effect in IL Region 8 (DuPage and Kane Counties) on Friday, October 23. In response to the announcement,…

State Representative Amy Grant commended bipartisan efforts resulting in $250 million in additional federal funding to ensure Illinois hospitals are equipped during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Governor JB Pritzker signed…

Today I took a phone call from a tear-filled constituent. Her story underscores the ongoing debacle at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and Governor JB Pritzker’s failure to…

Today Illinois Democrats pushed through a partisan, unbalanced budget for Fiscal Year 2021 that increases spending by 6.8%. The budget spends $42.8 billion while revenues are expected to be only…