Top Ethics Officer Resigns We legislators are supposed to obey a series of laws and guidelines that govern our work, income, and conduct. Compliance with these laws and guidelines are overseen…

CGFA Updates State’s Finances  June 2021 marked the final month of FY21 in the State of Illinois. The FY21 fiscal year was marked by a sharp upswing in unusual and…

Happy 4th of July July 4, 1776, is the day that we celebrate Independence Day, which represents so much about the American story of freedom, bravery, and patriotism. As we celebrate…

More Coal Plants to Shutdown NRG Energy has announced two of their coal-fired power plants located in Romeoville and Waukegan, Illinois, will be soon shut down. These two plants combine…

House Holds Session Wednesday The House of Representatives reconvened Wednesday to take up several pieces of legislation leftover from Spring Session. One such piece was a fix for errors found…

Springfield, IL…Today Illinois House of Representatives voted to support Governor Pritzker’s amendatory veto of SB2800, the budget bill previously passed just after midnight on June 1st. State Representative David Friess…

Kaskaskia Regional Port District Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk I filed HB1755 on February 11th to strengthen the Kaskaskia Regional Port District’s role in our state and national economy. The legislation allows…

Springfield, IL… State Representative David Friess offered the following statement regarding Governor Pritzker’s signing of redistricting legislation: “Governor Pritzker, while he campaigned to be our governor, vowed to the people…

Spring Session Comes to a Close The Illinois House of Representatives came to a close early Tuesday morning. It was another spring of bad policy and poor leadership from the…

Springfield, IL… State Representative David Friess offered this statement on the Democrat’s state budget passed Monday on a party-line vote: “The FY 2022 State budget that was just rammed through…