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Senator Chuck Weaver will host a free Coffee & Conversation in Wyoming on September 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at One Eleven Coffee, 111 N. 7th Street.

9/11 Never Forgotten

Senator Chuck Weaver has been named a “Champion of Free Enterprise” by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce for his support of legislation designed to strengthen the state’s jobs climate.

You are invited to attend our Town Hall at the Galesburg Public Library on August 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

High school students will soon have another option to help prepare them for their future careers, thanks to a new law sponsored by Senator Chuck Weaver.

Please join me for a cup of coffee ay Big Catz BBQ in Knoxville on August 22.

Promoting the development and use of public green areas and trails with the help of local volunteers is the goal of a new law sponsored by Senator Chuck Weaver.

High school students will get a boost in educational opportunities, thanks to legislation sponsored by Sen. Chuck Weaver and signed by the Governor Aug. 10 at Richwoods High School in Peoria.

State Rep. Ryan Spain and I sponsored a free Senior Health and Information Fair Aug. 9 at Snyder Village in Metamora.

Metamora is the place to be this morning. Come by Snyder Village for our Senior Health and Information Fair, which runs until 11:00 a.m.!

Bipartisan legislation sponsored by State Sen. Chuck Weaver to improve and expand the River Edge Redevelopment Zone (RERZ) Historic Tax Credit was signed into law July 26 by Gov. Bruce Rauner, making the successful economic development incentive available to communities statewide.

Senator Weaver thanks participants at Task Force hearing on youth employment

State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) is seeking local insight from social service groups, businesses and young people about what changes are needed to help boost youth employment opportunities in central Illinois.

On July 19, our team will be working with Katie Kelly of the Peoria Police Department to host a public hearing about youth employment, and we hope you can attend!

Out and about in the 37th Senate District for the week of July 9-13.

I would like to invite you to my Town Hall in Geneseo on July 11, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Geneseo City Hall, 115 South Oakwood Avenue.

The Illinois education system will soon have an array of tools to help draw in teachers and potentially turn the tide on the statewide teacher shortage, thanks to legislation co-sponsored by State Senator Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) that was signed into law today. Additionally, the state will be expanding a program aimed at tailoring education hours more toward actual student needs...

On May 30, the Senate voted 56-2 to pass a $38 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2019. The budget passed by the Senate cuts more than $1 billion in spending; delivers $350 million more in K-12 school funding through the evidence-based model; boosts early childhood education by $50 million; cuts $445 million in pension liability; and rejects a proposed pay increase for lawmakers...

Illinois High School students could soon have another option to help prepare them for their future careers, thanks to legislation sponsored by State Senator Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) that passed the Illinois Senate...

A quick recap from the week in state government...

Parents and teachers could soon get help identifying and assisting children with dyslexia, thanks to legislation filed by State Representative Keith Sommer (R-Morton) and sponsored in the Senate by State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria). The legislation has now been approved by both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. “We need to give all students every chance to succeed,” said Weaver. “This legislation will give parents and educators tools to identify and help students with dyslexia...

Lawmakers and other state leaders joined together on the morning of May 16 for the annual Illinois Prayer Breakfast at the Illinois State Capitol Complex. The event was co-chaired by State Senators Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) and Iris Martinez (D-Chicago)...

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation filed by State Senator Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) to honor and remember the lifetime of service of the Rev. Jon Sibley...

High school students may soon get a boost in educational opportunities, whether they are college bound or looking for vocational training, thanks to legislation filed by State Senator Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) and passed by the Illinois Senate. “Our students need every advantage they can get if we want them to have bright futures...

More than 50 high school students descended on Springfield on April 25 to take on the legislative process, lobbying, voting, and reporting on legislation. The event was part of State Senator Chuck Weaver’s (R-Peoria) Youth Advisory Council. “We have assembled a group of some of the brightest young minds in our state,” said Senator Weaver. “The goal is to help prepare them to be the future leaders of our communities and our state...