A new Illinois Auditor General report shows the Illinois Department of Unemployment Security paid out $5.24 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims from 2020 to 2022. The Pritzker administration ignored early…

This morning Senator Erica Harriss and I honored our fallen firefighters during the Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service at the State Capitol. Senator Harriss and I are pictured here with…

This week at the State Capitol is was great to visit with representatives from local Madison County at an event hosted by the Illinois Credit Union League.

Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) and her House Republican colleagues are calling for a moratorium on expansion and a State audit of Illinois’ billion-dollar health benefits program for undocumented…

In 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people.  April, which is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month, is a good time to regroup and take responsibility for the choices we make when we’re on…

State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) passed several bills out of the Illinois House of Representatives during the first half of the legislative session so far this year. Rep. Amy Elik’s…

The Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) has become the number one demonstration of citizens promoting gun owners’ rights in the United States, and the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA)…

Honoring those who bravely served during the Vietnam War this Vietnam War Veterans Day. May their sacrifice never be forgotten.

State Representative Amy Elik has been busy this 2023 legislative session at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield. Here are a few photos from this year’s session so far.

This is my fourteenth update to the citizens of the 111th district, as your State Representative. We are about half-way through the 2023 spring legislative session, having already met deadlines…