Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) recently announced on his website that his bill to make it harder to profit from the theft of catalytic converters has made it through the House of Representatives and will advance to the Senate.
Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) took the federal indictment of former House Speaker Michael Madigan as an opportunity to stress the need for ethics reform in Springfield.
State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) announced the second Backpacks for Buddies drive, which is a holiday donation drive that collects donated, new backpacks filled with necessities for children in the foster care system.