ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR
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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

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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

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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

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Senator Chesney’s Week in Review

Senator Chesney Offers Spring SurveyNow, more than ever, there are critical challenges that face our state. As the State Senator for the 45th District in

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The Good Bills of 2024

My advocacy for the constituents of the 45th District is three-fold. It includes bills I file, bills I co-sponsor, support, and help get passed, and

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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

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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

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The Really Bad Bills of 2024

Of the 500 or so bills that passed this year, several good ones are headed to the Governor for final action, and I will write