Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Chesney Enjoys Record Turnout at Freeport Community Connections Event We filled one of the meeting rooms at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau building last Wednesday when I hosted my latest Community Connections meeting. Stephenson County Board Chairman Scott Helms co-hosted the event with me and it was a great opportunity for the two of us […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Senator Chesney Recognizes Local WWII Vet on His 100th Birthday As a State Senator, I get to meet a lot of very interesting people, and last week I got to spend some time with Freeport resident Alfred “Gene” Burton as I presented him with an official Senate certificate of recognition for his 100th Birthday. It […]
Senator Andrew Chesney’s Week in Review
Senator Chesney Earns Perfect Score from Small Business Advocacy Group I am proud to announce that I recently earned a perfect 100% score for my 2023-2024 voting record from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), an organization that advocates for small businesses across the nation and in all 50 states. NFIB is nonprofit and […]
Senator Andrew Chesney’s Week in Review
State Grant Secured by Senator Andrew Chesney Helps Highland Community College Enhance Student Agriculture Program As participation in Highland Community College’s (HCC) Agriculture program continues to grow, a $150,000 grant I secured for the college helps ensure students will have access to enhanced hands-on learning and field work. Last Wednesday, I joined HCC President Chris […]
Senator Andrew Chesney’s Week in Review
Illinois Unemployment Remains 3rd Highest in Nation as Governor Travels the Country Illinoisans continue to struggle to make ends meet as the rising cost of groceries and other daily necessities puts an ongoing strain on family budgets. But as the state’s unemployment rate remains the third highest in the nation, Governor JB Pritzker continues to travel […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Legislation Empowers Sheriffs in 9-1-1 Emergency Systems Legislation I supported that enables sheriffs to play a pivotal role in Illinois’ 9-1-1 emergency systems was recently signed into law. House Bill 5128 amends the Emergency Telephone System Act to explicitly recognize sheriffs as eligible members of local 9-1-1 boards, ensuring their insights and leadership contribute to […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
ComEd Works Around the Clock to Restore Power after July 15 storms The storms that ripped through Northern Illinois during the evening of July 15 produced at least 10 tornadoes and left almost half-a-million ComEd customers without power. However, I am happy to report that as of last Friday, power had been restored to 99% […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Senator Chesney Offers Spring Survey Now, more than ever, there are critical challenges that face our state. As the State Senator for the 45th District in Northwest Illinois, it is important to me that I gather input from my constituents on a regular basis. My Summer 2024 Survey was recently mailed to households across the […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Gun Ban – For Now In an order released July 2, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up a legal challenge to the state’s so-called “assault weapon” ban but left the door open to hearing the case in the future. Petitioners had requested that the nation’s highest […]
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Chesney Hosts Two More Successful Community Connections Meetings in 45th District The Community Connections meetings I have been co-hosting with local officials in the 45th Senate District continue to be very successful, with packed rooms in Rockton on June 24 and Machesney Park on June 26. I appreciate that so many people took time out […]