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…

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…

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…

Springfield, IL… On the heels of the Senate’s override of the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 2043, House Republicans from across Illinois joined together to reiterate their willingness to compromise…

Following the Governor’s veto of SB 2043, I wanted to provide an update to the public on the recent wrangling over Higher Education funding in Illinois. The bill the Governor…

MACOMB –Following Governor Rauner’s second Budget Address, Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) urged for bipartisan commitment to resolving the budget impasse that has consumed Illinois for nearly nine months. “I agree…

SPRINGFIELD – Following up on President Barack Obama’s call to find common ground on issues, today State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) lauded the President’s comments in support of redistricting reform…

SPRINGFIELD – Following up on a proposal made in the Governor’s State of the State Address, today State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) and legislative colleagues spoke out in favor of…

MACOMB – Following up on legislation filed earlier this week to fund Higher Education with available funds, today State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) spoke out on the House floor about…

SPRINGFIELD –Assistant Minority Leader Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) challenged leaders controlling the Illinois House to heed the Governor’s and employers’ calls to attract jobs back to Illinois. “For years, I have…