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Tuesday, June 4, 2024
CPR & AED Awareness Week

CPR and AED Awareness Week remind us how many lives can be saved if more adults learn how to perform CPR and use an AED. Every second counts when it…


Thursday, May 30, 2024
Windhorst Provides End of Session and Budget Update

The Illinois General Assembly has finalized the work of the 2024 spring legislative Session. Shortly after 4:30 AM on Wednesday morning, House Democrats raised taxes on citizens and businesses to…


Thursday, May 30, 2024
VIDEO: Patrick Windhorst Calls out Democrats for Breaking House Rules to Raise Taxes

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois General Assembly has finalized the work of the 2024 spring legislative Session. Shortly after 4:30 AM on Wednesday morning, House Democrats raised taxes on citizens…


Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Windhorst: FY 25 Budget Sets Spending Record, Relies on $1 Billion in Tax Hikes

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst has served as the House Republican Floor Leader since the start of the 103rd General Assembly. The House of Representatives wrapped up its regular…


Monday, May 27, 2024
Rep. Windhorst Offers Advice to Residents and Businesses Following Sunday’s Major Storm Damage

METROPOLIS, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst is reminding local residents of best practices following the outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on Sunday evening throughout Southern Illinois. Rep. Windhorst…


Monday, May 27, 2024
Rep. Windhorst Honors Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day 2024

Memorial Day is a reminder of the brave men and women who died while fighting in the U.S. Armed Forces. While Memorial Day is usually a holiday marking the beginning…


Saturday, May 25, 2024
Rep. Windhorst Votes Against Legislation Creating Rules for Carbon Capture and Sequestration

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst cast a no vote against legislation (SB 1289) that creates new rules for permitting carbon capture and sequestration projects throughout the State of…


Saturday, May 25, 2024
Today is National Missing Children’s Day

National Missing Children’s Day brings attention to the hundreds of thousands of children that go missing in the United States every year. While most children who go missing eventually return…


Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Rep. Windhorst Featured in Recent Capitol Crimes Podcast

It is not just illegal drug users who have succumbed to a Fentanyl overdose. Too many children have been exposed to fentanyl, some in their parents’ homes and in one…


Monday, May 20, 2024
Windhorst Thanks First Responders on EMS Week

EMS Week honors the important work of all Emergency Medical Service workers. Their continued work saves lives and helps our communities every day. Thank you to EMS workers for all…