MOKENA, IL…. The Illinois State Library (ISL) recently announced the recipients of this year’s Public Library Per Capita Grants. The grants, awarded each fiscal year, allocate funds to help public…

Thank you to Mokena Miracles and the Mokena Creamery for having my District Chief, Ashley, at your Dine and Donate event last week. Ashley shared with me the amazing conversation…

From my release regarding Stateville’s Closure: “I am very disappointed in the poor planning around the closure of Stateville Correctional Center and fear the negative impacts it will have on…

From my release regarding Stateville’s Closure: “We must come together and create plans that protect workers and inmates, and that do not leave the communities that have served this state…

CREST HILL, IL…. On Friday, a federal judge ordered Illinois to relocate inmates housed in Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum-security men’s prison, by September 30 amid an ongoing legal battle over…

To the firefighters in the 37th District, I know firsthand just how important it is for our first responders to have the best equipment possible in order to keep our…

This evening is National Night Out! As an active police officer, I know it takes a tight-knit community to keep our neighborhoods safe. Tonight, I encourage you to spend some…

My team, Ashley and Grace, had the privilege of meeting up with author, historian, and Mokena expert, Matt Galik to discuss much of District 37’s important history. A native to…

On July 24th, my team joined me at the 31st Biennial Conference of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police. As a member of the IL FOP for almost 20 years,…

Grace Pattara is my intern and has been working at my District Office in Mokena. She is entering her junior year at Liberty University and has a major in Political…