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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Deering’s Office Helps at Bellflower Annual Clean-up Day

My staff helped Bellflower during their annual community clean up day hauling old appliances, mowing yards, and being the kind neighbors that our small Midwestern towns are known for worldwide.


Thursday, June 12, 2025
Pritzker to Testify in D.C. Over Illinois’ Failed Sanctuary State Policies

Governor JB Pritzker is set to testify before the Full Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this morning to try to defend Illinois’ failed sanctuary state policies. The fact of…


Monday, June 9, 2025
By End of 2025, Illinois Will Have Spent $2.5 Billion on Migrant Care

Illinois will have spent over $2.5 billion on migrant care by the end of 2025. “The Gov. J.B. Pritzker administration’s spending on migrant care has seen massive cost overruns and…


Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Rep. Regan Deering: Illinois Doesn’t Need a Bigger Government—It Needs a Better One

This morning, I shared my thoughts in the Chicago Tribune calling out the unsustainable growth of Illinois government: “There’s nothing compassionate about taking more from families who already have to…


Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Deering Passes SB 1288 out of the House Unanimously (Video)

In the House, I carried SB 1288, a measure that requires food handler licensees to complete a program on celiac disease and on the safe handling of gluten-free foods. This…


Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Energy Chaos

Green energy policies supported by Illinois Democrats have shorted our energy generation capacity and led to summer electricity rate hikes. As a member of the Energy and Environment Committee, I…


Thursday, May 15, 2025
Deering Speaks at IGOLD at State Capitol

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak at the IGOLD Rally at the Capitol alongside some of my colleagues and the many advocates that traveled to Springfield in support of…


Monday, May 12, 2025
Deering: Last Week in Springfield (Photos)

Last week was a busy week. It was the Senate Bill deadline week in committee, and I had the opportunity to meet with many different groups while at the Capitol….


Friday, May 9, 2025
Deering on the Budget: Democrats are keeping Republican legislators in the dark

With three weeks to go until adjournment, I wanted to give you a budget update. Democrats are keeping Republican legislators in the dark about what they plan to add or…


Thursday, May 8, 2025
Deering: HR 177 Remains in Rules

I stood up and fought for the farmers, agribusiness, and rural communities of central Illinois. I filed HR 177 in early March. The resolution seeks to move the U.S. Department…