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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…


Saturday, March 29, 2025
Update from the Capitol – March 28, 2025

This week’s recap of the activities at the State Capitol include another great showing of families and visitors fighting to change the direction of the Democrats on the extreme, progressive…


Wednesday, March 19, 2025
$8 Million Announced for Desperately Needed Repairs at Lincoln’s New Salem Site

SPRINGFIELD- The New Salem State Historic Site is now slated to receive an infusion of funding to perform major repairs, following the work of Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville), State Senator Steve…


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…


Monday, March 3, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Working to Reduce Barriers for Seniors on Driver License Renewals

SPRINGFIELD, IL… State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) is sponsoring House Bill 1226, the Road Safety & Fairness Act that would raise the age for mandatory road tests to 87 for senior…


Friday, February 28, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Honors Capitol Police Officer Sgt. Gerald “Jerry” Schneider

On Thursday, State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal passed House Resolution 155 to honor the life and service of Sergeant Gerald S. “Jerry” Schneider who passed away on January 5, 2025. Sgt….


Thursday, February 27, 2025
Bipartisan Legislation Unveiled to Revitalize New Salem State Historic Site

SPRINGFIELD-  With the former home of a young Abraham Lincoln in disrepair, Illinois lawmakers are joining with local advocates to put forward a package of legislation designed to revitalize the New…


Thursday, February 20, 2025
Rep. Rosenthal Opposes Largest Budget Proposal in Illinois History

SPRINGFIELD, IL… State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) says he is opposed to Governor Pritzker’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, delivered to a joint Session of the House and Senate in Wednesday’s…