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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Governor’s “State of the State” Address Today at 12:00 Noon

Today the Governor will deliver his “State of the State” address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol. For those who are interested, you…


Friday, December 22, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Hosts Discussion at the Historic Vandalia State House on Economic Development for Central and Southern Illinois

Seated around the table (l-r): Rep. Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville; J.D. Sudeth, farmer and past president of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau; Rep. Dave Severin of Benton; Rep. Tim Butler…


Friday, December 15, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Legislation Extends Nursing Home Administrator Licensing 10 More Years

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) announced that the governor signed into law House Bill 1281 (Public Act 100-0560) that extends the repeal of the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary…


Friday, December 8, 2017
Illinois Firearm Deer Season tops over 80,000 Tags

Second weekend of firearm deer season shows harvest improvement numbers. The preliminary total tag count is 80,021 deer for the seven days that hunters were allowed to hunt with shotguns…


Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Senior Citizens Health Fair Set for Nov. 21st

Rep. Brad Halbrook is sponsoring a free Health Fair for senior citizens in the 107th District. Please take advantage of this “one-stop shop” opportunity to gather information and learn about…


Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Joins Paris Community Hospital to Bring Awareness to the Diabetes Health Issue

Learn more from this WAWV News report on this event.


Friday, October 27, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Helps Defeat a ‘Gun Bill’ That Would Make Felons of Law-Abiding Citizens

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) fought legislation this week that would have turned law-abiding citizens into felons just for possessing common firearm modification equipment. “This legislation was overly broad and…


Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Named to Agriculture & Conservation Committee in the 100th General Assembly

 House Republican Leader Jim Durkin announced today that State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) has been appointed to the Agriculture & Conservation Committee in the Illinois House of Representatives effective immediately….


Monday, October 16, 2017
Rep. Halbrook Saves Nearly $16,000 and Returns Taxpayer Money Back from District Allotment

State Representative Brad Halbrook (R- Shelbyville), announced today that his district office operations has saved the taxpayers of Illinois $15,998.61 and will be returning that amount back. “I think that…


Wednesday, September 20, 2017
State Rep. Brad Halbrook Says It’s Time for local governments to end massive stockpiling of funds

Illinois residents pay some of the highest taxes in the nation and unfortunately for Illinois taxpayers the situation is only getting worse. In April, WalletHub ranked Illinois the highest taxed…