Dear Friend, I want to start out this week’s edition of The Jacobs Journal by expressing my most heartfelt concern and prayers for the citizens of Kentucky and Illinois impacted…

Dear Friend, From my family to yours, I want to say Happy Thanksgiving 2021! I am thankful for the opportunity to serve as your State Representative in Springfield. The United…

POMONA – 115th District State Representative Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) announced his office is now sponsoring a holiday season diaper drive to benefit needy area children. Jacobs says in these tough…

Carbondale, IL – Working families in Illinois were dealt another blow today as Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation into law to pave the way for his vaccine mandates to potentially…

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Paul Jacobs is updating constituents on proposed changes to Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act and Parental Notification of Abortion signals Illinois Democrats are doubling…

Dear Friend, Lawmakers will make the trip back to Springfield this week for the second week of the 2021 Veto Session. Topics that may come up for a vote include…

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Federal Congressional districts in the State of Illinois would look a lot different for the next ten years if the most recent draft of new maps stays in…

The Illinois House and Senate will return to Springfield starting Tuesday next week for the first of two weeks of the 2021 Veto Session of the 102nd General Assembly. There…

POMONA – A late Friday afternoon news dump revealed Governor JB Pritzker has signed a second version of new legislative maps that have been on his desk since early September….

Dear Friend, The last couple weeks have been busy in the State of Illinois, as the General Assembly has returned for two Special Sessions in the last 15 days. This…