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Monday, February 10, 2020
Advocacy Groups Sue State Police Over FOID Card Backlog

The lawsuit by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation was filed on Monday, February 3. Many gun owners have noticed that the State Police is getting slower…


Friday, February 7, 2020
Op-Ed: Property Tax Relief, Combating Corruption & DCFS Reform Vital this Spring

Over the past several weeks, my colleagues and I have been drafting new legislation and determining which legislation filed in 2019 we want to prioritize for the new session. The…


Thursday, February 6, 2020
Weber: Franks Allegation & Culture of Abuse Must Stop

Last Friday, news broke that on January 29 a search warrant conducted by the Illinois State Police (ISP) was sent to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office to investigate alleged…


Friday, January 31, 2020
Governor Pritzker delivers State of the State address to Illinois General Assembly

In an annual tradition, a joint session of the General Assembly listened to the State of the State address by Gov. Pritzker on Wednesday, January 29, where the Governor laid…


Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Video: Rep. Weber Reacts to State of the State Address

State Representative Tom Weber reacts to Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State Address.


Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Weber on State of the State: Gov. Needs to Act on Property Tax Relief Pledge

Today, Governor JB Pritzker gave his State of the State address to a joint session of the 101st General Assembly. State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) released the following statement…


Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Weber Says More Time Needed to Get Foster Care Healthcare Transition Right

Today, State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) sent a letter to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the heads of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of…


Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Empower Illinois 2020-2021 Scholarship Availability Opens

Empower Illinois is a statewide Scholarship Granting Organization created in 2017 to serve Illinois children through the state’s Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program. The scholarships provide parents a…


Friday, January 10, 2020
Meaningful, Substantive Property Tax Relief in Illinois is Critical

Illinoisans pay the second highest property taxes in the nation, yet the Property Tax Relief Task Force draft report written by Democratic lawmakers wants to increase the sales tax without…


Thursday, January 9, 2020
Poll: Unfunded Mandates

Do you support a reduction in unfunded mandates for school districts as a method for reducing school district costs and lowering property taxes for taxpayers? Click Here to answer. (Facebook…