
Senator Chesney’s Column: Pritzker Can Get a GLP-1. What About You?
Governor J.B. Pritzker is in the news again. No, it’s not about our record-breaking, largest in state history, $56 billion budget or our skyrocketing property
ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR
45TH DISTRICT

Governor J.B. Pritzker is in the news again. No, it’s not about our record-breaking, largest in state history, $56 billion budget or our skyrocketing property

Proud to Earn a 100% Rating from the Technology and Manufacturing Association I’m proud to have earned a 100 percent rating from the Technology and

I’m proud to have earned a 100 percent rating from the Technology and Manufacturing Association in its 2025-2026 Legislative Scorecard, the highest score in the

With a new federal scholarship program set to begin January 1, 2027, I am once again calling on Governor JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into

As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, I am excited to give young artists throughout the 45th Senate District an opportunity to show

Proud to Be Named a Friend of Agriculture I’m proud to have been named a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Illinois Farm Bureau in recognition

Early voting for the November 3 Illinois General Election begins September 24. Voting is an important part of our representative government, and I want to

I recently had the opportunity to award the Scales Mound High School Trap Team a $500 scholarship to help support their program. I’m more than

I’m proud to have been named a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Illinois Farm Bureau in recognition of my support for Illinois farmers and our

Governors are given veto pens for a reason. The General Assembly passes a bill. The governor gets one final look. He can sign it, reject

Believe in the Children Expanding Mental Health Services I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Derek Glover, Executive Director of Believe in the

Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, we now have an entire generation of young Americans who were not alive when our country was