On February 12, 1809, President Abraham Lincoln was born. President Lincoln had a profound effect on his home state of Illinois, and the entire nation, through his work to end…

Due to Monday being a State Holiday for President Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, our Pekin and Kewanee offices will be closed Monday, February 12. Normal office hours at both locations will…

Today’s #NOFOFriday highlights the Local Government Snowmobile grant program! The goal of this grant is to provide grant funding for the acquisition of property for snowmobiling, development of snowmobile trails and…

Every year, it’s my goal to bring awareness to influential Black Americans from Central Illinois who greatly impacted the world we live in. For the first installation of my #BlackHistoryMonth…

Today’s #NOFOFriday highlights the Illinois Grocery Initiative Equipment Upgrades! The goal of this grant is to provide funding for energy-efficient equipment upgrades for existing independently owned for-profit grocery stores, cooperative grocery stores,…

Happy Freedom Day! On February 1st, 1865, Illinois became the first state in the union to ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States.   The 13th…

Thank you to everyone at Carle Health for hosting me and several of my Central Illinois House and Senate colleagues for a legislative breakfast last week at Methodist Hospital in…

Today, January 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, let us all take time to remember the victims of the Holocaust, share the stories of survivors, and strengthen our…

Today’s #NOFOFriday highlights the Recreational Trails Program! The goal of this grant is to provide funding for assistance for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of motorized and non-motorized recreation trails. …

Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by our Block Party event yesterday in Kewanee! Thank you also to Birth to Five Illinois, Child Care Resource and Referral, Head…