The State Rep's Report

I talk a lot with constituents in our district about "Northwest Illinois Values." Often, when I use this term, I get questions.

In society these days, whenever anyone tries to say that there are "shared values", the very concept is often met with skepticism. While it's certainly true that there are "values" that are not as widely shared by everyone else in our region, I contest that there are some "shared values" that we can almost ALL agree on. I believe that we should talk more about those values, not less, and that communicating about our values leads us to a better society while working to...