Springfield, Ill – The Illinois Senate reconvened in Springfield this week, approving one proposal to block cost-of-living increases for state lawmakers and advancing another measure

SPRINGFIELD – Senior citizens and persons with disabilities who are being exploited will now have new tools to recover stolen assets, thanks to a new

State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) and an overwhelming majority of his colleagues joined together to pass legislation that will block all state lawmakers from receiving

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner has signed legislation filed by State Senator Jason Barickman(R-Bloomington) aimed at clearing up issues with the process of training drug-sniffing

Legislation sponsored by State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) that aims to help hospital patients who rely on friends and family as caregivers, and potentially reduce

SPRINGFIELD – The Senate is scheduled to reconvene in Springfield on Aug. 4, as Illinois enters the second month of the new fiscal year without

SPRINGFIELD – More than three weeks into a new fiscal year, the budget stalemate has revealed stark differences in the way reform-minded Republicans and status-quo

The process of filing out-of-state subpoenas will soon be easier thanks to legislation filed by State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) and signed into law by

SPRINGFIELD, IL –A complete and constitutional budget remains elusive more than two weeks beyond the start of the state’s new budget year on July 1.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner took action on a number of bills, including signing legislation filed by State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). Senate Bill 748 will