Springfield…State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) welcomed the Goreville High School Lady Blackcats Class A Softball Champions to the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday. The Lady Blackcats were presented with…

Springfield….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) sounded off after the adjournment of the 2019 Veto Session on Thursday, expressing his displeasure with a lack of action on a package of tougher…

Springfield….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) cast an opposing vote on legislation that will combine police and fire pension system assets. Windhorst says the Veto Session did not provide adequate time…

Dear Friend, Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking at the Veterans Day ceremony in Galatia. A beautiful fall day made the perfect setting for a terrific tribute to America’s…

Joint Op-Ed submitted by State Representatives Terri Bryant, Dave Severin, and Patrick Windhorst Southern Illinois Legislators Sponsor Tougher Ethics Laws, Encourage Passage during Veto Session A summer of discontent has…

Lawmakers returned to Springfield for the first time since June 2nd for three days of Veto Session this week. First things first, I want to thank my wife Holly for…

Dear Friend, This week I traveled to Chicago for the first meeting of the House Firearms Public Awareness Task Force. As expected, the House Democrats, who chair and control the…

Dear Friend, The Veto Session this year is scheduled to begin on October 28th. Since the spring Session ended on June 1, Governor Pritzker signed 591 bills and vetoed only…

Dear Friend, It has been another busy week in the 118th and I’m grateful to get the chance to bring you along for the ride in today’s weekly! IDNR Director…

Metropolis…. State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is reminding constituents that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The month-long information and awareness campaign is a movement first began in 1981…