With the legislative session concluded, it is great to be back in the 71st District attending events and visiting with neighbors. On Saturday we traveled through Bushnell and enjoyed the…

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…