Glock Ban Resurfaces in House Gun Violence Prevention Committee House Bill 4471 is a de facto ban on Glock pistols in Illinois. We debated the Glock ban in committee earlier…

In an interview with Politico, House Speaker Chris Welch once again tried to blame Washington for Illinois’ fiscal failures instead of taking responsibility for the Democrat policies that have made…

Legislators Condemn Pritzker’s Dangerous Political Rhetoric on the National Stage Illinois House Republicans slammed proposals from progressive interest groups that would raise taxes by $6 billion on Illinois working families…

On March 18th, 2025, the House Republican caucus sent a letter to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) asking the organization to detail how their policies and protocols for administering high school…

Illinois’ public universities and select community colleges will prepare students for professional licensing exams, graduate-level admissions exams, and credential exams. Deputy Republican Leader Norine Hammond and Rep. Dan Swanson announced…

Deputy Republican Leader Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) criticized Illinois Democrats today on the House Floor for their excessive spending. Since 2019, Governor JB Pritzker and the Democratic supermajority have increased spending…

Governor JB Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State and Budget Address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly in Springfield Wednesday. State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb),…

Two Macomb Police officers, Nick Severs and J.P. McLaughlin, were presented with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Valor Awards after they were wounded in the line of duty during…

Includes legislation to assist local road districts with funding challenges A trio of bills sponsored by State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) have been signed into law by the Governor.   One…

State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) and Senator Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) successfully held their First Annual Free Senior Expo in Carthage last Friday. The event featured more than 30 vendors and…