February 3, 2012

Senate confirms Oswego’s Bill Dano to Eastern IL University Board

This week the Illinois Senate confirmed Governor Quinn’s appointment of William E. Dano III of Oswego to the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees.… Read More

(Plainfield) Due to the owner’s passion and service for downtown Plainfield and her businesses’ longevity in downtown Plainfield, despite years of road construction hampering access, Rep. Tom Cross presented January’s Ovation to Business award to Sweet Pea Children’s Boutique & Have to Have in Plainfield this morning.… Read More

On the one year anniversary of the Democrats’ tax increase on families and employers, State Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) said Illinois’ financial situation has not improved, and in fact, is in worse shape than before the tax hike was approved.… Read More

Social media use climbing among Illinois legislators

By DAVID THOMAS, State Journal-Register

Posted Jan 29, 2012 @ 11:00 PM

…Among House Republicans, Minority Leader Tom Cross also has his own Facebook page, while the caucus itself has its own Twitter page (@ilhousegop).… Read More

January 18, 2012

“We applaud the formation of this Special House Committee on Pension Investments. The pension systems in Illinois not only affect the beneficiaries , but every citizen in Illinois.… Read More

“Thanks to Governor Quinn’s actions today, effective immediately, pension abuse can’t run rampant as it has been reported in recent months. As soon as we found out about some of these abuses, we worked quickly with both the House and Senate to pass strong reforms.… Read More

December 31, 2011… Read More

Plainfield, IL…State Representative Tom Cross (R-Oswego) would like local residents to know that on New Year’s Day more than 200 new laws will go into effect and some may impact our everyday lives.