In his annual budget address this year, Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed withholding $150 million of state funds for local K-12 schools unless voters approve his income tax hike in the November elections….

State Representative David Allen Welter, R-Morris, issued the following statement today in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s Budget Address delivered to a joint session of the General Assembly: “I am…

The high cost of property taxes has been the number one issue local residents tell me is their top frustration with Illinois government. I was optimistic when I was appointed…

State Representative David Allen Welter, R-Morris, issued the following statement today in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State address delivered to a joint session of the General…

Seventeen members of the Morris Community High School Class of 2020 are among hundreds of teens across the state to be named as Illinois State Scholars. State Representative David Allen…

State Representatives David Allen Welter, R-Morris and Lindsay Parkhurst, R-Kankakee, announced today the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)  awarded the Village of Coal City a total of…

A wide range of new state laws go into effect on January 1, 2020. Here is what you need to know – HB 38:Enhances criminal penalties for violence committed in…

I appreciate the Friends of 4-H award that was presented to me tonight from the Grundy 4-H Club. I always enjoy the time I get to spend with our local…

The Illinois House of Representatives adopted HR 582 on Wednesday to honor the life and career of the late Lane Lindstrom, a longtime local radio broadcast engineer who passed away…