SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday night, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 5471, amended legislation that bans the manufacture and sale of dozens of commonly used firearms and enacts provisions that require the…

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) cast a resounding NO vote against a measure pushed by Illinois House Democrats that would raise lawmaker pay by nearly 17%. Jacobs had…

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Six Republican southern Illinois legislators from the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives will host a legislative town hall meeting in Marion later this month to address…

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) voted no on SB 2226 on Thursday night. The legislation represents the most recent version of gun control legislation pending since early December….

SPRINGFIELD – State Representatives Dave Severin (R-Benton), Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), and Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) released the following joint statement in response to the House’s passage of SB 1534 on Thursday night. “Illinois…

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and a reminder that we can all do our part to recognize and report human trafficking. KNOW THE SIGNS. A trafficked child might: • Have an…

Three members of Southern Illinois’ House Republican delegation, State Representative Dave Severin, State Representative Patrick Windhorst, and State Representative Paul Jacobs, issued the following joint statement this evening in response…

POMONA – State Representative Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) says he is disturbed by the sweeping gun and ammunition control effort currently pending in the Illinois House, and he’s encouraging his constituents…

Illinois Department of Agriculture will open the fourth year of the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program on December 15. Applications will be available at https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pages/default.aspx beginning at 8 a.m….