This year’s theme is Beyond Ready – but what does that mean? Beyond Ready means helping lead youth that are engaged, healthy, and productive. And building a ready generation in…

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is available for income-qualified households. This energy bill assistance program can assist with natural gas, propane, electricity bills and furnace assistance. Applications are…

In this issue: Drive safely during harvest season With harvest here for some and quickly approaching for others, I wanted to share a few tips to stay safe this harvest…

This week I spoke at Senator Tom Bennett’s Youth Advisory Council in front of 15 different schools across the 53rd Senate District on my background and how I became a…

With harvest here for some and quickly approaching for others, I wanted to share a few tips to stay safe this harvest season. Pay attention and do not drive distracted….

In this issue: DMV facilities to open earlier Most Illinois Secretary of State driver services facilities are now open earlier each morning, starting at 7:30 a.m. The change comes in…

This week I visited with some civics students at Iroquois CUSD 9 in Watseka. Thank you to Mrs. Bandur for allowing me to speak to two classes! I always enjoy…

Most Illinois Secretary of State driver services facilities are now open earlier each morning, starting at 7:30 a.m. The change comes in response to increased demand for DMV services earlier…

In this issue: Record enrollment at U of I The University of Illinois has announced that it has enrolled a record number of students at its Urbana-Champaign campus for the…

Yesterday I met with City Administrators, Mayors, Village Presidents, and County Board Chairmen for our Local Government Advisory Committee meeting. We had fantastic discussions on projects, grants, grant writing, elimination…