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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Attends 182nd Airlift Wing Open House

Earlier this month the 182nd Airlift Wing of the Illinois National Guard in Peoria hosted an open house for local mayors and legislators. Col. Rusty Ballard, Wing Commander, provided a…


Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Rosenthal Welcomes Illinois’ Own “2024 NASCAR Xfinity Champion” to the Capitol

State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal joined Senator Steve McClure in welcoming Justin Allgaier to the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday to honor his accomplishments and continued success both on the racetrack and…


Friday, March 14, 2025
Photos: The week at the Capitol

This week we welcomed the future leaders from the electric and communications cooperatives from around the state to the Capitol. The committees continued our work to hear testimony on proposed…


Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Rosenthal: Historic New Salem Interest Growing

In just two weeks the interest in rehabilitating the Lincoln Historic Site at New Salem continues to grow with interest around the region. Thank you to WAND News for this…


Friday, February 7, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Hosts Williamsville-Sherman Student as House Page at Capitol

State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) hosted Victoria (Tori) Zobus from Sherman as his “Page for the Day” on Thursday. Tori is a Junior from Williamsville High School where she plays…


Thursday, January 30, 2025
Supporting Veterans in Our Communities

We owe our Veterans and active service personnel a debt of gratitude. Through their sacrifices, they have safeguarded the ideals of our founding fathers, saved our nation, protected the innocent…


Wednesday, January 29, 2025
House Republicans file lawsuit to end voter disenfranchisement

On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna) was joined by State Representatives Ryan Spain (Peoria) and Dan Ugaste (Geneva) for a press conference in the State Capitol to discuss their latest litigation effort to combat…


Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Votes No to Land Transfer of Shabbona Lake and State Park

Rep. Rosenthal Votes No to Land Transfer of Shabbona Lake and State Park Springfield, IL…The Illinois House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that transfers State land to the Prairie…


Monday, January 27, 2025
Remembering Vietnam Peace Day

Vietnam Peace Day is a time to reflect on the impacts of the Vietnam War. Today, let us all honor those who served, pay our respects to those who lost…


Monday, January 27, 2025
Madigan trial, Illinois Supreme Court, record soybean crop and more

MADIGAN TRIALIn closing arguments, federal prosecutors describe the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan.” Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing…