Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, recreational cannabis sales will be legal in Illinois.

Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.

Kane County recycling event on September 14

A new law allowing allow craft distilleries to deliver and sell their products directly to merchants has recently become law.

A number of bills sponsored by Senate Republican lawmakers have been signed into law during the week, including measures expanding youth hunting, shining light on ADA violations, seeking to repurpose a state facility, and increasing safety.

Demmer’s Dispatch: September 3, 2019

Keicher bill signed into law to protect privacy of home-based business owners from stalkers, perpetrators

Dixon Mayor Liandro “Li” Arellano Jr. reasons leaders in Buffalo Grove now being forced to consider a 4-cent-per-gallon fuel tax as a way of funding needed street repairs is just another sign of the pressure being felt by local governments stemming from all the state’s bad policy.

Former state Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) is leading the charge for a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would create fair legislative maps for Illinois, launching a new website today.

Several bills sponsored by Senate Republican lawmakers have been recently signed into law, including measures to provide sexual assault victims with more transparency on the status of rape kit processing, and to authorize special license plate decals to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer treatment and research.

Governor Signs Demmer Bill Providing Parity for Craft Distillers.

Keicher seeks local feedback on property tax survey online

Week in Review for week ending August 24, 2019

Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) sees just one way for preventing more of the tragedies like the one that led to the hit-and-run death of Normal father of two Corey Cottrell by a driver who was found to be in the country illegally.

Landmark anti-sexual harassment and discrimination reforms, and a measure aimed at reducing property taxes by allowing for some government consolidation have recently been signed into law.

Property Tax Survey Make Your Voice Heard

The following political organization was the only committee that received campaign contributions in DeKalb County during the week of July 22.

Representative Tom Demmer to Host Mobile Office Hours at Rock River Center in Oregon

Keicher to host property tax seminar for DeKalb County residents

Governor Signs Medicaid Reform Legislation.