During the last week of session, the House adopted two resolutions I sponsored which called on the federal government to do more in support of our veterans. House Resolution 722 calls…

Inside: Largest state budget in Illinois history passes at 4 a.m. In the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, House and Senate Democrats rammed through the largest state budget in Illinois…

In these 10 states — Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio — 137 out of every 100,000 emergency department visits in April were related to…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) had the following comment after the Illinois House passed the largest budget in the state’s history. “Once again, Illinois Democrats presented the text…

Mason Vancil, a second grader at West Central Elementary School near Monmouth, spent the day Friday with the Illinois House of Representatives where he was a Page for a Day….

Inside: Down to the closing hours of session There are only a couple of days remaining in the spring session, as we are scheduled to adjourn sometime on Sunday. As…

SPRINGFIELD – Megan Hewitt, a rising senior at Quad Cities Christian School, joined the Illinois House of Representatives as a Page for a Day on Tuesday. She was the guest…

This week I presented a resolution to the House calling on the Office of the State Fire Marshal and fire departments throughout the state to replace current firefighting foams with safe, non-carcinogenic…

Inside: Legislation to help with National Guard recruiting passes A bill I am sponsoring which would help the Illinois National Guard with recruiting has passed the House and is on…

Today I joined in a Capitol press conference to speak up for the Second Amendment and to oppose the Democrats’ anti-gun agenda. Specifically, I spoke about House Bill 4414, a…