Kane County Farm Bureau leaders presented Representative Ugaste with the ACTIVATOR “Friend of Agriculture” award  (a John Deere  model combine) at the Gehrke Farm in rural Elgin. The award was…

There are new fare collection procedures on Union Pacific Metra lines now in effect. Here are details from Union Pacific: Effective Monday, Oct. 5, Chicago commuters riding the UP North,…

Free assistance is available to complete college and financial aid applications. From the Illinois Student Assistance Commission: October is College Changes Everything® (CCE) Month in Illinois, when students are completing…

Expiration dates for Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended until February 1, 2021. See More here from WLS Chicago.

Be alert for COVID contact tracing scams making the rounds in Illinois. Legitimate contact tracers will not ask for your Social Security number, and contact tracing does not require an…

GENEVA—With COVID positivity rates and hospitalizations down, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is urging Governor Pritzker to move Illinois forward to the next phase of reopening.  Rep. Ugaste and members…

After not having met since March 5, we met for four days of special session in the General Assembly and then officially adjourned. As there was still work to be done, I strongly advocated for longer session time –…

Today the House of Representatives passed a partisan budget, which appropriates roughly $42.8 billion in spending for FY2021. State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) voted against the budget. You can watch…

SPRINGFIELD— Due to Republican efforts and support from the people of the State of Illinois, today the Pritzker Administration withdrew a controversial IDPH emergency rule imposing penalties on businesses that…

State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently held a press conference to discuss the recent extension of the Governor’s Stay at Home Order, and the need for the General Assembly to…