Category: Newsletter

Senate Republicans Push Back Against CTU’s Demand for $1 Billion in Additional Funding Hundreds of members of the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) took a taxpayer-funded

Wilcox Recognizes Night Shift Nurses at Northwestern McHenry During Nurses Week Last week was National Nurses Appreciation Week and hospitals across the country took steps

Illinois State Police Welcomes New Troopers from Cadet Class 146 The Illinois State Police (ISP) recently welcomed nine new troopers from Cadet Class 146 into

New Legislation Gives Law Enforcement More Authority to Evict Squatters  Law enforcement would be given more authority to evict squatters who are illegally residing in

Opposition Voiced Against Wetland Overregulation  Ignoring concerns from Illinois’ agriculture community, environmental activists are pushing legislation that would grant the state sweeping authority over private

Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Reform Prisoner Review Board In response to a controversial decision made by Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) to release

Senator Craig Wilcox Launches Inaugural “My Inspirational Teacher” Essay Contest To celebrate area teachers during Illinois’ Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10, I am hosting my

Director of Veterans Affairs Testifies before Legislative Audit Commission I sit on Illinois’ Legislative Audit Commission, and last week we studied and discussed the audit

Constitutional Amendment to Ensure U.S. Citizenship Required to Vote in Illinois In response to growing efforts from activists to allow non-citizens to vote in Illinois’

As Committee Deadline Approaches, Legislators Push Bills This Friday is an important week at the Capitol, as all bills must clear a substantive committee by