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Friday, August 25, 2023
McLaughlin Not Surprised by Madigan Top Lieutenant Tim Mapes Guilty Verdict

LAKE BARRINGTON… State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) said, “This week, Tim Mapes – former Chief of Staff to the indicted former Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan- was found…


Wednesday, August 23, 2023
McLaughlin Aims to Save the Invest in Kids Scholarship

More than 9,600 students received scholarships in Illinois last school year. Thousands more are in line for scholarships and waiting on lawmakers to extend the program this fall. If the…


Tuesday, August 22, 2023
52nd District Spotlight Business

This week’s 52nd District Spotlight Business is Little Joey’s Pizza on 109 Gilmer Road in Hawthorn Woods. Owners Dan and Brittany were nominated by the Village of Hawthorn Woods, because…


Monday, August 21, 2023
New Illinois Program to Address Bullying and Mental Health

Safe2Help Illinois is a program for students to confidentially share information on bullying, mental health, or anything that impacts their safety or well-being. Students can contact Safe2Help by its website, over…


Wednesday, August 16, 2023
New Legislation Spotlight

Illinois has created an EMT training, recruitment, and retention task force to help address the shortage of firefighters and emergency medical technicians across the state. https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-illinois-law-improves-ems-services-recruitment-efforts/article_6f916d64-3ae4-11ee-a1a2-27e18fa1aeac.html


Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Tele-Town Hall – Wednesday, August 16th – 6pm!

Tomorrow, State Senator Seth Lewis, Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro, and I are hosting a joint telephone town hall meeting starting at 6 p.m. Constituents who live in the 52nd and 48th…


Friday, August 11, 2023
McLaughlin’s Co-Sponsored House Bill 2189 Signed into Law

LAKE BARRINGTON… State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) from the 52ND House District is happy to see House Bill 2189, Access to Affordable Insulin Act, signed into law this week. Rep….


Thursday, August 10, 2023
52nd District Spotlight Business

The Spotlight Business for the 52nd District this week is Incontro a Tavola Restaurant, located at 100 W. Higgins H-20 in the Arboretum of South Barrington. Opened in 2014 by…


Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Illinois ranks as third best state in US for beer lovers

“Whether you say Cin! Cin! Sla’inte! Salud! or Prost! Let’s hear it for beer lovers in Illinois and for the microbreweries in the 52nd District!” https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2023/08/03/illinois-ranks-among-the-best-states-for-drinking-beer-report-says/70516394007/


Monday, August 7, 2023
Thank you to all our Purple Heart Recipients!

Today we acknowledge, honor, and remember the sacrifices made by our military servicemembers and those who have earned the Purple Heart. Thank you to these brave heroes and their families…