Mokena, IL… As the 101st General Assembly gets underway, State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) has put out a new survey to engage with constituents on issues that are expected to come…

Springfield, IL… State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) wants to put the full weight of the Illinois House behind a national effort to encourage telephone providers to implement new protocols that…

Reflecting her past work in both the private sector and two previous General Assemblies, State Representative Margo McDermed was named the Republican Spokesperson on the Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges…

Springfield, IL… State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) has issued the following statement regarding the partisan adoption of House Rules to the 101st Illinois General Assembly:   “Today, yet again the…

The bill filing flurry has begun and the 101st General Assembly spring session begins in earnest tomorrow. Starting then we will be down in Springfield every week (with the exception of…

Springfield, IL… In light of yet another Illinois lawmaker leaving their post early for a lobbying firm, State Representative Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) has filed legislation to address Illinois’ ‘revolving door’…

Springfield, IL… Reflecting the debate that shaped the last General Assembly’s efforts to pass a bill that would bring women and men’s salaries in line, longtime advocate of equal pay,…

Welcome to the 101st General Assembly   On Wednesday I was sworn in along with 116 of my colleague to serve as State Representative for the 37th District (click here for a map of…

Springfield, IL… Today Illinois House Democrats voted to reaffirm Speaker Michael Madigan as the longest-serving legislative leader in Illinois history and in the United States. In response, State Representative Margo…

When the new year begins on January 1, 2019, a number of new laws that were passed in the General Assembly this past year will take effect. These include bills…