Another Year, Another Backwards Budget for Illinois
The spring 2025 legislative session adjourned in the overnight hours of May 31–June 1, and as has become commonplace in JB Pritzker’s Illinois, the budget
June 16, 2025
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Senator Andrew Chesney Responds to Mike Madigan Sentencing
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) issued the following statement in response to the sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on federal corruption charges:
June 13, 2025
Chesney and Cabello to Rockford Mayor: Work with ICE and Put Public Safety First
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) and State Representative John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) are calling on Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara to stop playing politics and start
June 13, 2025
Senator Andrew Chesney Travels to Washington, D.C. as Governor Pritzker Testifies Before Congressional Committee
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) joined a group of conservative Illinois lawmakers in Washington D.C. on Thursday for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
June 12, 2025
State Senator Andrew Chesney to Host Two FREE Document Shredding Events on June 21
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is inviting residents of the 45th District to safely dispose of old bank records, receipts, and other documents at two
June 10, 2025
Senator Andrew Chesney Files Legal Challenge Over Budget Vote
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) announced today that he is challenging the unconstitutional, unethical, and backroom process used by Illinois politicians to ram through this
June 5, 2025
Senator Andrew Chesney’s Week in Review
Naperville Track Meet Controversy Underscores Importance of Title IX At a recent junior high girls track meet in Naperville, a biological male competed and won
May 27, 2025
Senator Chesney’s Week in Review
Illinois Gun Owners Send a Clear Message: Don’t Tread on Our Rights Last week, Illinoisans marched on the State Capitol for Illinois Gun Owner
May 20, 2025
It’s Everyone’s Least Favorite Time of Year: Property Tax Bill Season
If you haven’t received it yet, you will soon be receiving what is probably your most dreaded piece of mail of the year— your property
May 19, 2025
Senator Andrew Chesney’s Week in Review
Chesney Joins Homeland Security Secretary Noem at Springfield Press Conference On Wednesday of last week, I stood proudly with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
May 12, 2025
Senator Andrew Chesney Stands with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to Expose Pritzker’s Dangerous Sanctuary State Policies
On Wednesday, Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) joined U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in Springfield to expose the deadly consequences of
May 7, 2025
When is Enough, Enough?
When it comes to Illinois Democrats’ insatiable appetite for spending, I must wonder: When is enough, enough? Each year in Springfield, we see the same
May 6, 2025