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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Weber, Other House Republicans Call on DCFS Director to Step Down

State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) is calling for Marc Smith, the Director of the struggling Department of Children and Family Services, to step down. The call comes after a damning report…


Thursday, February 17, 2022
Statement from Rep. Weber on LIG Vote

State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa), who sits on the House Ethics and Elections Committee, has released the following statement in response to the vote to replace LIG Carol Pope:…


Thursday, November 19, 2020
Rep. Weber Responds to Latest Indictments of Madigan Allies; Madigan Needs to Go

Following the U.S. Attorney’s announcement of indictments against Speaker Madigan’s allies including Mike McClain, Anne Pramaggiore, John Hooker and Jay Doherty, State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) released the following…


Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Rep. Weber: “It is imperative that legislators meet for veto session so we can have a voice in the next steps in the COVID-19 response”

On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Madigan’s Chief of Staff announced that the fall veto session is canceled due to concerns over COVID-19 and proximity to the upcoming holidays….


Wednesday, October 28, 2020
COVID-19 ALERT: Heightened Mitigations Coming to Lake and McHenry Counties on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Today Governor Pritzker announced that heightened mitigation strategies will take effect in Lake and McHenry Counties (IL Region 9) on Saturday, Oct. 31. During the mitigation period, which will last…


Wednesday, September 2, 2020
State Rep. Tom Weber Responds to Petition for Special Investigative Committee

On Monday, three House Republicans filed a petition per House Rule 91 to create a Special Investigative Committee. The subject of the petition is Speaker of the House Mike Madigan,…