The House is expected to take up Democrats’ budget sometime tonight, likely during the overnight hours. This is the largest partisan spending plan in state history and includes pay hikes…

Memorial Day is a reminder of the brave men and women who died while fighting in the U.S. Armed Forces. While Memorial Day is usually a holiday marking the beginning…

Here’s what you should know about the preliminary injunction against Democrats’ elections bill. https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2024/05/24/illinois-judge-halts-new-state-elections-law-what-you-need-to-know/73811144007

A Representative from the other side of the aisle was this week unable to explain the definitions of “sex” and “opposite sex” in her own legislation when questioned by Rep….

It looks like Democrats may blow past their self-imposed budget deadline again this year. Republicans have once again been cut out of the process. We have to work together if…

The House Memorial Day ceremony was held this week, honoring the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have lost their lives in service to our nation. This annual ceremony…

Rep. Halbrook this week led the Illinois House in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Village of Strasburg. Many of Strasburg’s first settlers in the 1860’s and…

Rep. Halbrook and several of his House Republican colleagues stood up for women at the Capitol today, pledging support for legislation protecting women’s sports and personal spaces. House Bill 5830,…

Route 51 around Assumption will be designated as the “Connor-Keegan Memorial Highway” to honor two teens who tragically lost their lives in 2022. The designation, in remembrance of the lives…

Candidates have filed suit against legislation recently passed by the majority party in the Illinois General Assembly that hinders slating of candidates for elected office, preventing voters from having a…