Illinois 57th District

Government Consolidation Mail

July 22, 2019

From the 57th, Government Consolidation, Governor Pritzker, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, McHenry County, Property Tax Relief, Property Taxes, State Rep. David McSweeny, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, Township

I sent out a mass email to my constituents this past Friday that spoke about some of my efforts towards government consolidation and lowering our property tax burden. I also included a flyer for our next property tax appeal seminar as the picture for this post. For those of you who are not signed up…

Tree of Life

October 31, 2018

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Common Sense Gun Reform, community, Gun Safety, IL 57th District, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois house democrats, State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, State Representative Jonathan Carroll, Tree of Life synagogue

Photo Credit: Associated Press / Gene J. Puskar Friends, Last Saturday, our country was rocked by more senseless gun violence. On Saturday morning, a congregation of my fellow Jewish people gathered to pray on our Sabbath. This day was even more special because a baby was going to be named. A tradition that we did…

Jack’s Blog – Lockdown Drills

September 20, 2018

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Illinois 57th District, Jack Knizhnik, Jack's Blog, SB2350, School Lockdown Drill, School Safety, School Safety Drill Act, State Representative Jonathan Carroll

Good Morning 57th! So last Thursday, my school staged a lockdown drill. It staged three drills, in fact—a lockdown drill, a tornado drill, and a fire drill—all in a matter of fifteen minutes. My class and I spent the first five minutes hiding behind a set of risers that would hopefully obscure us if someone…

Governor Rauner’s Amendatory Veto

May 22, 2018

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Common Sense Gun Reform, From the 57th, Governor Bruce Rauner, HB1468, ILGA, Illinois 57th District, Illinois General Assembly, Public Safety Working Group, State Representative Jonathan Carroll

On February 28th, I was very excited to pass House Bill 1468, creating a 72-hour waiting period for assault weapon sales in Illinois. I am pleased to announce it passed the House with overwhelming, bipartisan support. It was my first bill in Springfield, and after passing the Senate, it landed on Governor Bruce Rauner’s desk…