Illinois State Representatives Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville), Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst), and Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) held a video press conference on Tuesday to demand Governor JB Pritzker call the General Assembly into special session to pass badly needed ethics reforms.
Calling Speaker of the House Mike Madigan’s breach of the public trust “despicable and irreparable,” State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) on Thursday co-sponsored legislation that seeks to officially strip Madigan of the title he has held for 35 of the last 37 years.
As the pay-to-play scheme involving ComEd and Speaker of the House Mike Madigan continues to make headlines, as of only a small handful of Democrats have joined Republicans in calling for Mike Madigan’s immediate resignation.
State Representatives Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), who serve on the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform, offered their reaction to a press conference held by Illinois State Senate and House Democrats touting a “new” package of ethics reform legislation.
Nearly 90 children and their families participated in a free Child ID event hosted by State Representative Grant Wehrli on August 20.
State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) has been chosen as one of three House Republicans who will serve on a bipartisan Special Investigative Committee that will look into elements of the recently-publicized Deferred Prosecution Agreement between ComEd and the US Attorney’s Office of Northern Illinois.
The bipartisan special investigative committee met briefly to begin organizing their deliberations for an investigation into House Speaker Mike Madigan and facts contained in the deferred prosecution agreement between ComEd and the U.S. Attorney’s office of Northern Illinois.
Due to his strong advocacy in the legislature on behalf of Illinois’ job creators, State Representative Grant Wehrli has been named a “Champion of Manufacturing” by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA).
In recognition of his advocacy on behalf of Illinois’ farmers, State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) has been named a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Activator Program of the Illinois Farm Bureau.
Rep. Grant Wehrli announced on Friday that a coordinated summer effort to put unclaimed funds back into the hands of rightful owners in the 41st District led to nearly $3 in funds being returned to constituents.
Despite Pritzker Mandate, if it Relates to Ethics, It’s on Hold in Illinois During his January State of the State Address this year, Governor JB Pritzker said the General Assembly must take “urgent action to restore the public’s trust in our government.”
During the legislative debate involving Democrats’ bill to lower vote by mail requirements, State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) urged Democrats to instead adopt standards from her bill, HB 2513, which obligates county clerks to take the deceased off the voter rolls.
State Representative Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) wants to make sure restaurants and bars impacted by the COVID-19 resurgence mitigations know about a grant program offered through DuPage County.
Illinois workNet has partnered with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to hold a statewide multi-employer Virtual Job Fair.