A New Approach to Preventing Gun Violence

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • November 2, 2021 A New Approach to Preventing Gun Violence Yesterday, I joined Governor JB Pritzker, Speaker Welch, Mayor Lightfoot and County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as the Governor signed an order declaring gun violence a public health crisis and announced the Reimagine Public Safety plan, […]

House Passes Historic Clean Energy Bill

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • September 10, 2021 House Passes Historic Clean Energy Bill Last night, the Illinois House overwhelmingly passed SB 2408, a landmark energy bill to protect our climate and get Illinois on the path to becoming a 100% clean energy producer. This bill, which I am proud to […]

Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY22 Budget

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 19, 2021 Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY22 Budget This week I filed seventy-seven bills that comprise Governor Pritzker’s proposed FY2022 Budget, and another twenty-five for the budgets proposed by the judicial and legislative branches of government and the other Constitutional Officers. You can read the full […]

All Are Welcome Here Unity Rally

Over the last couple of months multiple residents in our Lincoln Square neighborhood have been the victims of hate crimes and vandalism to their property.   Just this weekend not one but two Lincoln Square couples had their “Black Lives Matter” and “Hate Has No Home Here” signs vandalized overnight. “Anti-white cuck” was additionally painted on […]

Urgent Property Tax Sale and Legislative Updates

Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • August 31, 2017   Urgent Property Tax Sale and Legislative Updates   When property taxes are not paid by the deadline, a series of legal steps are initiated that eventually results in people’s homes and properties being auctioned off to the highest bidder willing to pay […]

School Funding Reform

    One of the most important issues that the General Assembly dealt with this year was a plan to reform and modernize the system by which the state distributes billions of dollars per year to local school districts.  New funding formulas were created to consider per-pupil spending levels taking into account many factors including […]

Illinois Balanced Budget Details 

   Yesterday, the House overrode the total veto of the Governor and passed the first balanced budget for Illinois in 3 years.  This was despite of the continual efforts of Gov. Rauner, his cronies and their dark money Super-PACs from trying to derail all progress in the House and Senate to reach agreement.  The volume […]

May Springfield Update

  My Legislative Agenda   I am very proud to have supported several measures that have passed the House and now await the Governor’s signature or final Senate action. These include: Modernizing the standards by which transgender and intersex people can correct the gender marker on their birth certificates. HB1785 awaits Governor’s action. Establishing network […]

Legislative Update

    Buy Made in Illinois and Made in America – HB 137/HB 138 I recently voted yes on two bills that will put needed investments into Illinois Jobs.  HB 137 and HB 138 direct the Illinois state government to buy more goods manufactured in Illinois.  Buying goods here in our state will create jobs […]

Time for Some Spring Shredding!!

  Do you have boxes of documents that you need to get rid of?  Now is the time to safely discard all that paperwork.  On Saturday April 29 from 9AM to 12PM, Representative Greg Harris, 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar and AT&T will be hosting a Shred Day at 4250 N. Lincoln Ave. at the […]