News

Thursday, May 12, 2016
Hammond Supports $700 million in Emergency Human Services Funding

SPRINGFIELD – Citing emergency needs created by the continued lack of a State Budget for FY16, Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) joined many of her colleagues on Thursday in supporting releasing…


Friday, April 22, 2016
Hammond Supports Higher Education Stopgap, Continues Work on Budget Compromise

SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) joined more than a half dozen of her colleagues on Tuesday at a Press Conference announcing her support for Stopgap Higher Education funding utilizing…


Monday, April 18, 2016
Rep. Hammond Continues Push for Grandparents Rights

SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) continued her push for Grandparents Rights in Illinois with House passage of House Bill 5656 last Tuesday.  House Bill 5656 would add Great-Grandparents to…


Thursday, April 14, 2016
Rep. Hammond Passes Legislation Modernizing Adult Education Organizations

SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) today passed legislation modernizing the organization of Adult Education under Area Planning Councils, an effort that brings Illinois into compliance with the federal Workforce…


Thursday, April 14, 2016
Rep. Hammond Passes Legislation Designating April 10-16 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week

SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) today secured House passage of House Bill 5018, legislation to designate the second full week of April as Nation Public Safety Telecommunications Week honoring…


Thursday, March 24, 2016
In the News: Hammond calls for Higher Ed Funding with Real Money Source (from the McDonough Voice, March 23, 2016)

Friday, March 18, 2016
In the News: Need for a State Budget tops list of Agricultural Concerns (from the Mason City Democrat, March 16, 2016)

 


Wednesday, March 16, 2016
In the News: Mason County Farm Bureau Celebrates 100 Years with Gala Banquet (from the Mason County Democrat, March 15, 2016)

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
In the News: 11th Annual Chili Cook Off Raised Over $8,000 for Bushnell Community Swimming Pool

 


Thursday, March 3, 2016
Hammond Dismayed at House Recess without Higher Education Funding Compromise

MACOMB – Earlier today, Speaker Madigan and his supermajority called two bills (SB 2990 and HB 648) which purported to be a compromise measure funding higher education and other services…