Bloomington – High school students from across the 53rd Senate District did their best to try to advance real legislation to improve their state at

SPRINGFIELD – Halloween brought more than just candy and costumes to schools across the state when the Illinois State Board of Education released their annual

SPRINGFIELD – Two new jobs reports from September reinforce Republican lawmakers’ calls for job-creating reforms. The reports show that manufacturing jobs are down, white-collar jobs

Bloomington – Citing his commitment to supporting Illinois agriculture, members of the McLean County Farm Bureau once again presented State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) with

SPRINGFIELD- Gov. Bruce Rauner takes an important step to reform government; the Illinois Supreme Court issues an important ruling dealing with child suspects in court;

SPRINGFIELD- This week, residents paused to recognize the inaugural Gold Star Family Day in Illinois; the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) encouraged schools to support

Springfield– A state school funding reform commission held its fourth meeting this week as part of the ongoing effort to identify a better way to

Springfield– State Senator Jason Barickman has joined the Republican caucus leadership team as part changes that were made this week following the Sept. 15 retirement

SPRINGFIELD – Citing his history of supporting pro-jobs, pro-growth policies and legislation, the National Federation of Independent Business has named State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington)

Springfield – Estimates that the state’s bill backlog could reach an unprecedented $14 billion by 2017 underscores the importance of enacting systemic government reforms to