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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Deering Urges Illinois to Get Serious About Ethics Reform

State Rep. Regan Deering is urging the Illinois General Assembly to get serious about ethics reform following former House Speaker Madigan’s ongoing federal corruption trial. “I’d really like to have…


Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Deering Hosts First Annual Valentines for Seniors Card Drive

DECATUR, IL… State Representative Regan Deering is hosting her first annual Valentines for Seniors card drive and is encouraging you to participate. Rep. Deering’s office is collecting cards starting on…


Friday, January 17, 2025
T-Mobile Launches Hometown Grant Program

T-Mobile is offering up to $50,000 grants to help small towns fund community projects. The project must be located in towns with less than 50,000 residents and should provide a…


Thursday, January 16, 2025
Deering Files Legislation Protecting Female Athletes in School Sports

DECATUR, IL… State Representative Regan Deering (R-Decatur) has hit the ground running during her first week as a newly inaugurated State Representative by filing legislation to protect female athletes playing…


Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Congratulations to Rep. Swanson!

Congratulations to State Representative Dan Swanson on being named chairperson of the House Veterans Affairs Committee!


Monday, January 13, 2025
Rep. Deering Invites the 88th District to Join in on Civic Engagement

Here’s how you can engage in the legislative process as the spring session gets underway. I will continue to seek input as your Representative and am committed to transparency and…


Sunday, January 12, 2025
January 12th Marks National Pharmacist Day

Happy National Pharmacist Day! Today, we give thanks to the pharmacists who work tirelessly to keep us healthy and safe. Thank you, pharmacists, for all that you do! 


Saturday, January 11, 2025
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Rep. Deering

As part of a “3 Things You Didn’t Know About” series, aiming to help Illinoisans get to know their legislators better, here are three things you didn’t know about Illinois…


Friday, January 10, 2025
The Lack of Child Care Access Hurts Rural Illinois Families

Childcare is expensive and hard to find in many parts of Illinois, including its most rural areas.  In the last ten years, Illinois has lost more than 4,000 childcare providers, eliminating…


Thursday, January 9, 2025
Progressive Tax Continues in Illinois

Across the country, states are getting rid of their progressive tax system, but Illinois Democrats are still trying to push this on us. Governor Pritzker’s own projections show a 3.2…