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Friday, August 13, 2021
Map Lawsuits; Scott’s Law; Violence Against Police; Mask Mandate Fight

Map Lawsuits Coming In May of this year, the Democrat majority in the Illinois General Assembly passed a series of extremely politicized maps purely intending to control all future elections….


Friday, August 6, 2021
Masks; FOID Cards; LaSalle VA; Exelon

Pritzker’s Tyranny Continues Governor Pritzker’s unscientific mandate ignores legislators and parents. Yesterday Governor Pritzker declared that all teachers and students will be required to wear masks this fall, regardless of…


Friday, July 23, 2021
Unemployment Fraud; Chicago Violence; Deer Season; Blood Donations Needed

Rep. Chris Miller’s Week in Review Unemployment Fraud An issue I have long been adamant about is the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and the amount of fraud and…


Monday, July 19, 2021
Energy Tour; LIG Resigns; IL Violence; Lemonade

Downstate Energy Tour This week, I joined my colleagues Brad Halbrook and Dan Caulkins on a tour of downstate Illinois’ various energy facilities including Prairie State Energy Campus, Hamilton Co. Coal, Ashmore Solar Field,…


Friday, July 9, 2021
School Guidelines; CGFA; Drivers’ Licenses; COVID-19

Republicans Call for Updated Education Guidance With the beginning of the school year rapidly approaching, my colleague State Rep. Seth Lewis penned a letter to Governor J.B. Pritzker. Lewis urged the…


Sunday, July 4, 2021
Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July The fight for freedom never ends, but we are not descendants of fearful men. I am resolved to put the citizens of IL first! To live free…


Friday, June 25, 2021
Coal Plants to Close; Bills Passed; U of I Vaccinations; Vaccine Lottery

Two Coal Plants to Close Two coal-fired plants in Romeoville and Waukegan, Illinois, will soon be closing according to NRG Energy, the operator of the two plants. Decisions by state…


Thursday, June 17, 2021
Wednesday Session; FOID/CCL Changes; Jobs Update; New Holiday

Rep. Chris Miller’s Week in Review House Holds Session Wednesday The House of Representatives reconvened Wednesday to take up several pieces of legislation leftover from Spring Session. One such piece…


Friday, June 11, 2021
Phase 5; Map Lawsuit; Session to Reconvene; State Fairs

Illinois Moves into Phase 5 After a year of lockdowns and heavy restrictions, Illinois will now move into Phase 5 of the state’s reopening plan. This is the final phase…


Friday, June 4, 2021
Spring Session Comes to a Close

Spring Session Comes to a Close The Illinois House of Representatives came to early Tuesday morning. It was another spring of bad policy and poor leadership from the House Democrats….