SPRINGFIELD, IL – Lawmakers from both parties tour a prison tasked with housing “the worst of the worst,” Governor Bruce Rauner restores funding for several

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) welcomed colleagues from the Illinois House and Senate to join him on a tour of the Pontiac Correctional

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Facing an April 24 deadline to move legislation through the full Senate, hundreds of bills were debated and passed on the Senate

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jason Barickman(R-Bloomington) has passed legislation that aims to help in the training process of narcotics-sniffing dogs. “These dogs are a major

SPRINGFIELD – After multiple criminal investigations and a several month-long audit review of former Governor Quinn’s controversial Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI), State Sen. Jason Barickman

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois lawmakers returned to the state Capitol to a series of budget-related hearings as leaders begin debate about how to fix the

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jason Barickman(R-Bloomington) welcomed more than 40 Illinois high school students to the Capitol April 15 to act as legislators, staffers, governor,

Springfield, IL – State Senators Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington), Dale Righter (R-Effingham), and Dave Luechtefeld (R-Okawville) say Illinois’ public universities and taxpayers are

The Illinois Senate has passed legislation filed by State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) to create an easier process for attorneys to file out-of-state subpoenas. “The

Senate Week in Review: April 6 – April 10, 2015 Senate GOP emphasize need for reform, spending reductions at recent budget hearing On April 8,