The Illinois General Assembly has adjourned for the year without taking action to extend scholarship programs for low-income students, nor to extend a key criminal

State Senator Jason Plummer (55th -Edwardsville) and Senator Erica Harriss (56th– Glen Carbon) have released the below statement following the Senate’s passage of HB 2394,

With Veterans Day approaching on Nov. 11, State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is asking local residents to honor family members or friends who are veterans

Urges Action on Legislation to Allow Guns Bought During AWB Injunction With many Illinois gun owners facing a question of whether to give up guns

Illinois state lawmakers are set to return to Springfield on October 24 for the start of the General Assembly’s annual Fall Veto Session—a time designated

The Director of DCFS, the agency charged with protecting vulnerable Illinois children, has announced that he will soon be stepping down. The news follows the

State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) released the below statement following news of Marc D. Smith stepping down as DCFS Director: “This announcement is long overdue.

A new report released last week highlights continued failures within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and an overall increase in the number

State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield), State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville), and State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) released the following statement regarding the accident and anhydrous

The Illinois State Police administration has issued rules on the state’s “assault weapons” ban, announcing that it will begin taking affidavits October 1st from firearm