Southern Illinois News

Windhorst: 'People of our state deserve safety and the knowledge that criminals will be held accountable'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) laments there’s a reason why Democrats moved the way they did to enact the criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act.

Windhorst: ‘I urge Gov. Pritzker to abandon any plans he may have to appeal to the Supreme Court’

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 21, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is hoping Gov. J.B. Pritzker has finally gotten the message after repeated rejections of his school mask mandate.

Jacobs: 'It is long past time that we unmask our kids'

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 10, 2022

State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) is cheering a Sangamon County Circuit judge’s decision to halt Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask and testing mandate as a win for all.

Bryant working to repeal criminal justice reform legislation

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 7, 2022

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is focused on repealing the SAFE-T Act, the criminal justice reform legislation passed into law last year.

Windhorst seeking measurement of success for state grant program

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 4, 2022

At a recent House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force hearing, state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) was asking witnesses about how the effectiveness of the state’s new Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program grants should be gauged.

Bryant: 'We must close the loopholes that lawmakers have used and abused over the years'

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 3, 2022

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) argues the ethics reform package now being pushed by Republicans is long past due.

Windhorst: SAFE-T Act is 'wrong path for criminal justice and public safety'

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 1, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) says the state's rising crime rate proves the SAFE-T Act is wrong for Illinois.

Windhorst: 'Let's make Illinois a safer place to live, work and raise a family once again'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 27, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) says his worst fears about the SAFE-T Act have come true.

Bryant announces her support for Severin's re-election

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 25, 2022

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has thrown her support behind a trio of Republican candidates, including state Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion).

Windhorst: 'Criminals are acting more emboldened than ever before'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 8, 2022

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) is sounding the alarm about rising crime rates in Illinois and the climate he feels is making almost everyone more vulnerable.

Fowler: 'By investing in Illinois infrastructure we are investing in jobs'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 13, 2021

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) views the state’s infrastructure plans as a win-win proposition.

Bost speaks on Dole's death; 'he dedicated his life to serving the nation he loved'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2021

Rep. Mike Bost (R-Carbondale) is saluting former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole for a life “dedicated to serving the nation he loved.”

Bryant calls out IDPH for timing of long-term care facility visitation guidance

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2021

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) says the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) dropped the ball in its responsibility to update care facility guidelines.

Illinois senator 'cautiously optimistic' about Sahara Woods OHV trail funding

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 20, 2021

Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler is making it a point of keeping residents abreast of developments related to the off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail system.

Bryant: 'Any attempt to weaken this protection of moral convictions or religious beliefs must be stopped'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 7, 2021

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) wants to see fairness prevail in the fight against COVID-19 mandates.

Bryant: Repealing parental notification law will 'leave young girls with mental health issues'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 23, 2021

Republican state Sen. Terri Bryant is imploring parents to join her in standing up for their rights by rejecting efforts to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) of 1995.

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Windhorst celebrates 'great weather and a great turnout' for Harrisburg prescription drug drop

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 10, 2021

Republican state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) was happy to recently rub elbows with constituents attending a prescription drug drop-off event in Harrisburg.

Fowler, Bryant and Plummer to listen to constituents in Anna

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2021

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) is among a trio of Republican lawmakers now crisscrossing the downstate area for their Regional Listening Tour.

Bost: 'This is a national security and humanitarian crisis'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 23, 2021

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Carbondale) argues the numbers speak for themselves when it comes to the growing instability now being seen at the U.S. border.

Fowler: Energy bill 'will have costly consequences for Illinoisans'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 20, 2021

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) worries about what comes next after Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed the state’s new clean energy policy into law.