In May I voted against a Democrat-sponsored bill that would guarantee automatic cost of living adjustments (COLA) for members of the General Assembly and state-wide office holders. Unfortunately, in spite…

Session May 31 Deadline Passes with No Budget Agreement The May 31 session adjournment date came and went on Sunday with no consensus on a 2016 budget. A Democrat spending…

It was nice to see Palatine Village Manager Reid Ottesen in Springfield this week.

House Republicans have worked for years to provide Illinoisans with much-needed property tax relief, and in most instances those bills have been blocked from advancing to the House floor. In…

At a time when legislators should be working in a bipartisan manner to create the FY16 budget, House Democrats have been making a mockery of the legislative process. Rather than…

On Friday, May 8, just hours after the IL Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling that the General Assembly’s 2013 Pension Reform Bill is unconstitutional, State Representative Tom Morrison sat…

In response to today’s Illinois Supreme Court rejection of Illinois’ 2013 pension reform law on grounds that it is unconstitutional, State Representative Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) has issued the following statement:…

In June of this year, the first naval vessel since 1897 which carries the State of Illinois’ name will launch from a harbor in Connecticut. On April 29, State Representative…

In response to the decision today by Governor Bruce Rauner to restore the $26 million in cuts that had previously been announced for Illinois human service agencies, State Representative Tom…

On April 30, supporters of Home Schooling were in Springfield to talk with legislators. I’m shown here with the Dimoulis family. They are a part of the Christian Home Educators…