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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Rep. Keicher Sponsored “Digital Library Protection Act” Passes House

Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives passed the Digital Library Protection Act to prevent local libraries from facing extra restrictions when licensing eBooks, digital audiobooks, and other electronic literary…


Friday, April 17, 2026
Reps. Coffey and Keicher Recap 3rd Reading Deadline Week

It was a busy week in Springfield, as today was the deadline for bills filed in the House to advance to the Senate. State Representatives Jeff Keicher and Mike Coffey…


Friday, April 17, 2026
Rep. Keicher Backed “Children’s Social Media Safety Act” Passes House

This week, the Illinois House of Representatives passed legislation backed by State Representative Jeff Keicher to create safeguards to protect children from the dangers of social media addiction. House Bill…


Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Video: Italian Beef One Step Closer to Being Declared State Sandwich

In a lighter moment on the House floor, State Representative Jeff Keicher lauded the Italian Beef sandwich as legislation to designate it as the official state sandwich of Illinois passed…


Monday, April 13, 2026
Rep. Keicher Backed “Junk Fee Ban Act” Passes Illinois House

In an effort to combat rising costs, strengthen consumer protections, and promote transparency for consumers across Illinois, House Bill 228, also known as the ‘Junk Fee Ban Act’, passed the Illinois…


Thursday, April 9, 2026
Blue Envelope Program for Illinoisans with Autism Passes House

This week, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation sponsored by State Representative Jeff Keicher to create a Blue Envelope Program to support Illinoisans living with autism. “I’m proud…


Friday, April 3, 2026
Keicher: Illinois’ University Funding System Needs Reform

In a story from The Center Square, Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, explained why his bill, HB 5037, is critical to fixing Illinois’ university funding system, which has contributed to a…


Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Keicher’s Korner: Bears, Legislative Update and More

Committee Deadline Heavily Favors Democrat Bills Last week was “committee deadline week” in the House, when bills must pass out of House committees with recommendations to be heard on the…


Friday, March 27, 2026
Keicher: No Reason We Can’t Keep the Bears and Protect Taxpayers

As negotiations continue over legislation to facilitate megaprojects like the Chicago Bears building a new stadium and commercial complex in Arlington Heights, State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) sat down with Senior…


Thursday, March 26, 2026
Beyond the Headlines with Rep. Keicher: Bears Stadium & Megaprojects

Going beyond the headlines, State Representative Jeff Keicher sits down with policy experts Mark Batinick and Tom Demmer to discuss the ongoing negotiations over legislation to facilitate a new Chicago…