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.

Reforming Illinois’ adoption laws and protecting the welfare of the state’s children have been two of my top priorities in Springfield in recent years. This year, I was honored to…

SPRINGFIELD – A bill sponsored by State Representative Keith Sommer (R-Morton) requiring the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to create and post to its website a handbook providing guidance…

SPRINGFIELD – The IHSA Class 3A girls basketball state champion Morton Potters and the Class 2A wrestling state champion Washington Panthers were honored at the Illinois State Capitol on Tuesday….