Dear Friend, I spent the majority of this week working and learning with some of the brightest up and coming minds in Illinois government and politics as part of the…

Dear Friend, Early this week, the news outlet Pro-Publica Illinois issued a report detailing a disturbing trend. In suburban Lake County, the news outlet found at least 48 instances of…

Metropolis….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) announced this week that he has been appointed to serve on a Task Force he helped create. During the spring 2019 Session, Rep. Windhorst was…

Metropolis….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) has been appointed to serve as a member of the Illinois DUI Cannabis Task Force. HB 1438, now Public Act….101-0027, creates the Cannabis Regulation and…

Dear Friend, Last week was among the busiest news related weeks since the 2019 spring Session adjourned. In addition to a full schedule of events, there was also news to…

Metropolis….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) received word late last week that legislation he sponsored in the 101st General Assembly’s spring 2019 Session has been signed into law. Rep. Windhorst served…

Metropolis….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) announced today that he has received an appointment to the Illinois Forestry Development Council by House Republican Minority Leader Jim Durkin. Rep. Windhorst’s 118th district…

Rep. Patrick Windhorst and Sen. Dale Fowler will be co-hosting a “Coffee & Conversation” event next week in effort to continue building upon their active outreach programs throughout southern Illinois….

As a part of his Satellite Office Hours Program, Rep. Patrick Windhorst will be hosting office hours this Friday (July 26th) at the City Hall in McLeansboro from 10:00 am…

Dear Friend, This week’s edition of the Windhorst Weekly covers information on flood reporting, safe ways to handle this extraordinary heat wave, next week’s Senior Citizens health fair in Carbondale,…