Senator Oberweis: Fraud Prevention Program September 21 in West Chicago

Representatives from the Illinois Comptroller’s office will be on hand September 21 in West Chicago at a free Fraud Prevention Program sponsored by Senator Jim Oberweis and Representative Mike Fortner. read more...

Senate Week in Review: September 11-15, 2017

A large data breach announced September 7 by consumer reporting agency Equifax has caused millions of Americans’ sensitive information to be compromised, and state officials are urging residents to be proactive and take necessary precautions to prevent identity fraud or further damage from the data breach. read more...

Governor moves to more quickly pay off state debt

Governor Bruce Rauner announced a refinancing plan during the week that would allow the state to pay down some of its $15.4 billion backlog of overdue bills, including obligations to the state’s vendors and other providers. read more...

Senate Week in Review: August 28 – September 1, 2017

An historic bipartisan agreement to replace Illinois’ outdated school-funding formula with a more equitable evidence-based model has been approved by lawmakers and signed into law by the Governor. read more...

School-funding compromise on its way to Governor

After countless hours of public meetings and legislative debate, a bipartisan agreement to fix the state’s broken school-funding formula is now on its way to the Governor, according to Senator Jim Oberweis. read more...