Category: Newsletter

Illinois Senators Return to Springfield as the Final Weeks of Session Begin After spending the last two weeks in our home districts addressing the needs

The Senate is back in session this week in Springfield, ready to tackle a busy agenda as lawmakers push forward with critical legislative work. This

Senators Return to Springfield as Bill Deadlines Approach The Senate is back in Springfield on Tuesday for what will be a very busy next two

Senator Craig Wilcox Launches Second Annual “My Inspirational Teacher” Essay Contest To help celebrate area teachers during Illinois’ Teacher Appreciation Week May 5-9, I am

Urgency for Illinois State Senators as Friday Deadline Looms The deadline to pass substantive bills out of committee is fast approaching. Lawmakers in both the

Illinoisans Choose to Keep Current State Flag Design The votes have been tallied and Illinoisans have spoken against a proposal to redesign the Illinois State

New Audit Exposes Pritzker’s Major Failures in Undocumented Immigrant Healthcare A new report from the Auditor General has revealed significant mismanagement in Governor JB Pritzker’s

Miraculous “Found” Money and Record Spending: Gov. Pritzker’s Budget Plan Draws Fire Following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s budget address last Wednesday, my Senate Republican colleagues and

Power, Patronage, and Pay-to-Play: Madigan’s Conviction Exposes Illinois’ Broken System For decades, former House Speaker Michael Madigan ran Illinois like a criminal enterprise, prioritizing power,

Senator Wilcox Files “Mary Ann’s Law” in Illinois Senate Last week I filed legislation designed to improve police training on identifying homicides that may have