GRANITE CITY, IL — State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) and State Representative Amy Elik (111th-Alton) recently welcomed hundreds of children and their families from across the Metro East to their…

GRANITE CITY, IL – State Senator Erica Harriss and State Representative Amy Elik are offering a FREE Shred Day in Pontoon Beach! Paper documents will be accepted for safe and secure…

State Senator Erica Harriss and Representative Amy Elik will host their annual Kids Fair on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at The Mill in Granite City from at 9:30 AM –…

After the largest-in-history $55.9 Billion FY 27 State Budget was signed into law by Governor Pritzker on June 16, State Representative and House Republican Deputy Budgeteer Amy Elik issued the…

“Freight Week,” is held each year in and around St. Louis. This year’s event highlighted infrastructure, improvements and trends impacting global freight movement, and reinforced how the region continues to…

From RiverBender.com: In the early hours of the morning the day after our scheduled adjournment, the Illinois General Assembly approved the largest budget in state history, and despite the Chicago…

State Representative Amy Elik attended the ribbon cutting of the new National Memorial of Military Ascent in Grafton. “What an honor to be with some WWII Veterans, who remember D-Day…

The 2026 Spring Session wrapped up just after 4:00am on Monday. Here’s what you should know. The 2027 Spring Session is in the books! The last 24 hours of session…

“Late Sunday night, there was some good news from Springfield,” said Rep. Elik. “We passed SB 3070, which will allow high school career and technical education courses to be counted…

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) issued the following statement following the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) state budget: “The spring legislative session…