Inside: State spending on immigrant health benefits far exceeds projections The Illinois Auditor General has reported that the state spent $1.6 billion on health benefits for immigrants in the country…

Thank you Monmouth Kiwanis for outstanding pancakes, sausage and all you do for the Monmouth community. Great support from the community and surrounding area. Afterwards I went to a Choose…

There will be a special meeting of the House Veterans Affairs committee Tuesday at 4 p.m. for a panelist presentation on services available in Illinois to veterans and their families…

Inside: Chairing the Veterans Affairs committee Last week I had the great honor of formally taking the chairmanship of the House Veterans Affairs committee and chairing its first hearing. It…

Last week I had the great honor of formally taking the chairmanship of the House Veterans Affairs committee and chairing its first hearing. It was the first time a Republican…

We had some nice events around the 71st District this weekend. We got the first Polar Plunge of the year into the books! They had to break ice off the…

Inside: Governor delivers State of the State Address This week we heard from Governor Pritzker as he delivered his annual State of the State message. The Governor also laid out…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) made the following comments in response to Governor Pritzker’s 2025 State of the State address, which was delivered to a joint session of…

It’s National FFA Week! FFA is an incredible organization that celebrates the hard work, leadership, and determination of our future leaders in agriculture. From farms to classrooms, FFA members are…

Inside: Jury returns guilty verdict in Madigan corruption trial I was relieved to learn that former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty by a federal jury in his…