My bipartisan bill to protect patients from surprise anesthesia bills was signed into law Friday – effective immediately. Insurance companies wanted to reduce anesthesia insurance coverage after an arbitrary length…

Whether it’s grilled, steamed, boiled, or roasted, we love sweet corn in Illinois. Shout out to Illinois’ official state vegetable on this Sweet Corn Appreciation Day!

On this day in 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, which ended the fighting on the Korean peninsula. Today be sure to remember and honor those who served during…

Thank you to everyone from the community who stopped by our shred day event in Morton yesterday. It was great to see so many of our neighbors. Thank you also…

Reminder: our FREE paper shredding event will be tomorrow morning in Morton. Safely and securely shred old confidential documents between 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday. Only residential documents without paper…

Illinois politics is no stranger to corruption. Considering our state’s history, the past few years have brought an unfortunately unsurprising wave of scandal that shook public trust and exposed blatant…

Join us next Wednesday morning for a FREE paper shredding event in Morton! Protect yourself against identity theft by safely shredding old confidential documents. This is a drive-up event, but…

Legislation that would impose a $1.50 delivery tax on Illinois businesses did not pass both Chambers from the latest Spring Session. However, the tax hike proposal did pass in the…

Republican State Representative Bill Hauter (R – Morton) supports “a safety net” for vulnerable Illinoisans, including the homeless, but expressed frustration that those funds were cut. “It is unacceptable that…

Families maintain and grow a number of fruits and vegetables in their own gardens in Illinois, and in many cases they produce more food than what they can consume. Once…