Compromise legislation included equitable funding for districts, more school choice for families CHICAGO (Aug. 31, 2017) – Flanked by school children and legislative leaders, Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed historic…

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R- Shelbyville), is pleased that a school funding plan has finally passed the Illinois House and now goes to the Illinois Senate for consideration. It took…

Project would come through Shelby County in the 102nd District The planned 3,500-megawatt high-tension power line has been proposed to deliver electricity from Kansas to western Indiana. Crossing Missouri and…

Rep. Halbrook (center standing) at the signingof HB 643 by Gov. Rauner at the State Capitol. Today, Governor Rauner signed House Bill 643, which was co-sponsored by State Representative Brad Halbrook…

Today, State Representative Brad Halbrook (R- Shelbyville), a member of the Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee, joined Governor Bruce Rauner and other members of the House and Senate at Mt….

The Illinois State Police Merit Board is currently processing applicationsfor Cadet Class 127, tentatively scheduled for February 4, 2018. In orderto be considered for Cadet Class 127, the Merit Board must receive…

Today, the Illinois House of Representatives considered overriding the vetoes by the governor on a budget and a tax hike that would increase personal income taxes 32% and corporate income…

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) released the following statement on the passage of Senate Bills 6 and 9. “Just hours before session today, Speaker Madigan and the House Democrats filed…

For years the General Assembly has been working on a fix to our state’s broken school funding formula. Over time, we have found a better approach known as the “evidence-based…

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) opposed the last minute political games played with the school funding formula bill that would bail out Chicago schools by $500 million. Senate Bill 1…