SPRINGFIELD- Senator Tom Bennet (R-Gibson City) issued the following statement after voting against Governor Pritzker’s budget that will spend more than $53 billion in Fiscal Year

Pritzker’s Tax Hikes and Record Government Spending Pass General Assembly Last week, the Illinois General Assembly passed Governor JB Pritzker’s bloated budget and nearly a

SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) sponsors legislation to formally recognize the United States Space Force as an official branch of the United States

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, construction on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County will begin Monday, May 20. The work zone

CTU’s Day Off Hundreds of members of the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) took a taxpayer-funded day off at the Capitol May 15 to demand $1

Senate Moves to Formally Recognize Space Force as Official Military Branch The Illinois Senate recently advanced legislation to formally recognize the United States Space Force

SPRINGFIELD- Earlier this month, State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) welcomed dozens of high school students from across the 53rd Senate District to the Illinois

Senate Republicans Highlight Major Issues with Likely-Unconstitutional University Funding Plan   Members of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus are calling attention to serious issues with

Opposition Voiced Against Wetland Overregulation Ignoring concerns from Illinois’ agriculture community, environmental activists are pushing legislation that would grant the state sweeping authority over private