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Senator Weaver served in the Illinois Senate since 2015, representing the 37th District of Illinois.

Happy New Year!

Illinois’ minimum wage will increase to $11 per hour with the start of the New Year – the third in a series of incremental steps that will bring the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.

We wish you and your loved ones the joy and peace of Christmas!

Illinois adopted its fourth, and current, Constitution on December 15, 1970.

Check the Illinois Department of Public Health website for the most current mobile testing site location information.

The first shipment of the vaccines arrived Dec. 14 at regional distribution centers in Illinois.

Illinois adopted its fourth, and current, Constitution on December 15, 1970.

Greetings and blessings to you and yours as you celebrate the Festival of Lights!

-- a date which will live in infamy --

The Secretary of State Driver Services facilities are scheduled to reopen on January 5.

The annual Conservation Achievement Scholarships encourage the next generation of leaders to preserve and enhance a sustainable outdoor environment.

Giving thanks, by giving to others!

Wishing you, your family and your friends a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863, four and a half months after Union armies prevailed over Confederate armies at the Battle of Gettysburg.

All interested departments should send their applications no later than January 29, 2021.

Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

The Illinois Department of Public Health dispatches several mobile testing teams to various locations each week to provide free COVID-19 testing.

Illinois has strong ethics laws, but appropriate authorities can’t adequately investigate and enforce them.

Information about rights and responsibilities of those who want to vote by mail.

Millions of dollars are still available for businesses who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 closures. 

Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to hold elected officials accountable.

Senator Weaver supports legislation to root out government corruption among members of the General Assembly.

The Governor’s modified restrictions, if imposed, would strike yet another blow to already shaky regional economies.

The Illinois Secretary of State's Office (SOS) has announced that expiration dates for driver's licenses and ID cards have been extended an additional three months, from Nov. 1, 2020, to Feb. 1, 2021.