METROPOLIS – Earlier this week, energy company Vistra announced a six year plan that will result in the eventual closure of several coal-fired power plants across Southern Illinois, including the…

Dear Friend, This week’s Windhorst Weekly recaps a busy last week of news. Despite the legislature not returning to action until Veto Session, there are still many issues to keep…

METROPOLIS – 118th District State Rep. Patrick Windhorst is encouraging businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown to apply for a piece of $200 million in Business Interruption…

ZOOM, IL – The Republican Legislative Delegation to Illinois’ Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform held a Zoom video press conference on Monday morning demanding that Ethics Commission chairs take…

Dear Friend, This week’s Windhorst Weekly has information and statements on various items from a jam-packed news week. Let’s get right to it. VIOLENCE, LOOTING STRIKES CHICAGO’S MICHIGAN AVENUE OVERNIGHT…

SPRINGFIELD –State Representatives Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), who serve on the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform, are offering their reaction to a press conference held by…

Dear Friend, Before I get to this week’s update, I want to express to you my utter disgust and anger at the out of control violence happening in the city…

Dear Friend, July 2020 has come and gone, and it will certainly be a month to remember. This edition of the Windhorst Weekly will tackle three major points of interest…

METROPOLIS – State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) kicked off his 2020 Summer Reading Club on Tuesday. Windhorst says this year’s summer reading club, like almost everything else, is a little…

METROPOLIS – State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) joined the other three Republican members of the General Assembly of the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform in issuing a letter…