Dear Friend, As the summer winds to a close, the legislature is now just over one month away from returning to Springfield for Veto Session. The Veto Session this year…

Dear Friend, This weekend Americans will celebrate the Labor Day holiday! Did you know that Labor Day was first made a federal holiday all the way back in 1894? The…

Springfield….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) announced this week that Governor Pritzker has signed legislation he co-sponsored that creates a task force to study the possible reopening and repurposing of the…

Dear Friend, This week, Southeastern Illinois College celebrated a special grand opening. The Elle Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art located on the campus of Southeastern Illinois College is now open! I…

METROPOLIS….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) says he knows his constituents are concerned about the high-cost of property taxes in the State of Illinois. The first-term lawmaker is offering his constituents…

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…