I was honored to join state and local officials at an event earlier this week to announce the awarding of an OSLAD grant to the Springfield Park District to renovate…

Keeping you caught up with issues impacting our state and our community. HUMAN SERVICES Republicans demand hearings on Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, propose a plan to make improvements. …

Bills in the Illinois House of Representative are beginning to make their way through the legislative process. All legislation filed by lawmakers must first undergo the scrutiny of the House…

One of the best parts of being your Representative is meeting with constituents and learning about the issues important you and others in the District: Issues like agriculture, higher education…

Keeping you caught up with issues impacting our state and our community. BUDGET Governor JB Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State and Budget Address to a joint session…

Those traveling to Illinois’ capital city often make it a point to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site or Lincoln’s Tomb. Abraham Lincoln spent a big…

Keeping you caught up with issues impacting our state and our community. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois House committees post hearings for next week. The 44 standing committees of the 103rd General…

Barely a year after statehood, Illinois’ new state government abandoned its original riverfront capital city of Kaskaskia and moved northeast to higher ground in Vandalia. It proved to be a wise choice:…

State Representative Mike Coffey (R-Springfield) this week was assigned to serve on six House Legislative Committees: Veterans’ Affairs, Public Utilities, State Government, Housing, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT, and Public…

Witness slips are a vital piece of the legislative process. Before a bill is heard in committee, the chairperson will read who has submitted witness slips and whether they support…