The deadline to apply for the first round of Business Interruption Grants (BIG) is today, Tuesday, July 7th at 5pm. The state is providing $60 million in the first round to businesses…

Applications open today, June 26, for Illinois businesses seeking assistance from the state’s Business Interruption Grants (BIG) program. The program, run by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,…

This week the Illinois State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Public Health, released its guidelines for re-opening all public and private schools for classes this…

After more than three months under the “stay at home” orders, all four regions of the state are now on track to enter Phase Four of the Restore Illinois re-opening…

State Representative Keith Sommer (R-Morton) spoke out in the House of Representatives’ special session Saturday, calling for representatives to have a voice in the state’s re-opening from Governor Pritzker’s stay…

Yesterday Governor Pritzker announced a phased, regional plan for gradually lifting the stay at home order and re-opening Illinois for business. The plan will split the state into four regions…

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, it has affected a large number of Illinoisans in many different ways. Below is some information which I hope will be helpful to our friends…

The situation with the developing coronavirus outbreak is still unfolding. I have posted links to several websites with helpful information about this emergency. This information is being frequently updated. If…

State Representative Keith Sommer (R-Morton) spoke on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives on March 21, 2019, in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day.