GENERAL ASSEMBLY New Legislative Session Convenes.  The Illinois General Assembly convened in Springfield this week for the beginning of the new legislative session. To start off the new year and…

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association 2024-2025 College Scholarship Application is available now. Illinois students can apply here: Youth Outreach – Illinois Sheriffs’ Association (ilsheriff.org)

Join me as I will be hosting a Blood Drive Saturday, February 3, at Cornerstone Church, 41W170 Russell Road, Elgin, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments are preferred, but…

I was honored to be invited on a tour that included a presentation by AbbVie Pharmaceutical Company in North Chicago recently. Our group enjoyed conversations about the impacts AbbVie is…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois General Assembly set to convene for start of 2024 spring session.  The Illinois House of Representatives will reconvene on Tuesday, January 16. Primary business of the House…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the legacy of Dr. King’s nonviolent campaign to end racial discrimination in state and federal law. Today, let us remember the words and work…

On this day in 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. Today in History – January 14…

There are nearly 27 million men, women, and children trapped as victims of human trafficking worldwide. Today let us take time to learn more about the signs of human trafficking…

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications now for instructors for 2024 summer fishing clinics through the department’s Urban Fishing Program. Fishing instructors are the department’s boots…

CORRUPTION Madigan trial postponed until October.  As pretrial work continues on the approaching corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, a court has granted a six-month extension…