{"id":35,"date":"2019-07-04T12:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phpstack-404726-1687792.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2023-06-14T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T12:22:08","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-35-100 bde-section\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-35-101 bde-heading\">\nLATEST\n<\/h2><h1 class=\"bde-heading-35-102 bde-heading\">\nNEWS UPDATES\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-post-loop-35-103 bde-post-loop\">\n<div class=\"ee-posts ee-posts-grid\">    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1421 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1422\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/rep-stephens-reflects-on-the-governors-fy25-budget-address\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-24-at-5.46.01\u202fPM.png\"\n      width=\"1214\"\n      height=\"806\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1421 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1421 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nRep. Stephens Reflects on the Governor\u2019s FY25 Budget Address\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1421 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 21, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1421 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) released the following statement after the Govern......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1421 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/rep-stephens-reflects-on-the-governors-fy25-budget-address\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1418 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1419\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/house-bill-1634-hearing\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HB-1634-Comittee-Hearing-01.png\"\n      width=\"2780\"\n      height=\"1855\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1418 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1418 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nHouse Bill 1634 Hearing\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1418 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 20, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1418 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>A new bill proposed by Democrats would force the Illinois EPA to adopt California emission standa......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1418 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/house-bill-1634-hearing\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1415 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1416\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/a-guide-to-veterans-benefits\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stephens-News.png\"\n      width=\"1067\"\n      height=\"667\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1415 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1415 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nA Guide to Veterans\u2019 Benefits\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1415 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 20, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1415 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>Veterans\u2019 benefits honor the brave men and women who served our country by providing them with ......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1415 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/a-guide-to-veterans-benefits\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1412 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1413\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/thank-you-for-another-successful-blood-drive\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-24-at-5.45.19\u202fPM.png\"\n      width=\"1224\"\n      height=\"806\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1412 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1412 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nThank you for another Successful Blood Drive\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1412 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 9, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1412 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>Thank you to everyone who came out to our successful blood drive yesterday!<\/p>\n...\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1412 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/thank-you-for-another-successful-blood-drive\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1409 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1410\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-changes-to-business-reports-in-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-24-at-5.44.56\u202fPM.png\"\n      width=\"1214\"\n      height=\"804\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1409 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1409 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nNew Changes to Business Reports in 2024\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1409 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 7, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1409 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>Beginning in 2024, many Illinois businesses must report their beneficial owner(s) (individuals wh......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1409 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-changes-to-business-reports-in-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1406 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1407\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-grant-funding-available\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NOFO-page-001.jpg\"\n      width=\"1236\"\n      height=\"873\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1406 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1406 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nNew Grant Funding Available\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1406 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nFebruary 7, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1406 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>New grant funding opportunities have been posted to the Illinois\u2019 Catalog of State Financial As......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1406 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-grant-funding-available\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1397 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1398\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Law-Enforcement-Appreciation-Day-01-2048x1367-1.png\"\n      width=\"1920\"\n      height=\"1282\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1397 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1397 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nLaw Enforcement Appreciation Day\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1397 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nJanuary 9, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1397 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Multiple organizations came together in 2015 ......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1397 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1394 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1395\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/rep-stephens-continues-his-20th-district-monthly-small-business-spotlight\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Stephens-Small-Biz-Spotlight-01.png\"\n      width=\"5559\"\n      height=\"3709\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1394 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1394 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nRep. Stephens Continues his 20th District Monthly Small Business Spotlight\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1394 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nJanuary 8, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1394 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) will continue his monthly 20th\u00a0District Small Bu......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1394 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/rep-stephens-continues-his-20th-district-monthly-small-business-spotlight\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"ee-post\">\n        <div class=\"bde-image-722-101-1391 bde-image bde-image-722-101\">\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--1392\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breakdance-image-link breakdance-image-link--url\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-laws-taking-effect-in-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sub-html=\"\" data-lg-size=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"breakdance-image-object\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/newLaws.jpg\"\n      width=\"1636\"\n      height=\"1080\"\n      \n      \n          >\n  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-722-103-1391 bde-div bde-div-722-103\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-722-102-1391 bde-heading bde-heading-722-102\">\nNew laws taking effect in 2024\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-722-106-1391 bde-text bde-text-722-106\">\nJanuary 8, 2024\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-722-104-1391 bde-text bde-text-722-104\">\n<p>In 2024, Illinoisans will see more than 300 new laws take effect. https:\/\/www.thecaucusblog.com\/2......\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-text-link-722-105-1391 bde-text-link bde-text-link-722-105 breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/new-laws-taking-effect-in-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  READ MORE\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/article>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-posts-pagination bde-posts-navigation-numbers bde-posts-navigation-numbers-prev-next\"><div class=\"bde-posts-prev-next-link\"><\/div><ul><li class=\"bde-posts-navigation-numbers--active\"><a class=\"is-active\" href='https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/'>1<\/a><\/li><li ><a  href='https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/page\/2\/'>2<\/a><\/li><li ><a  href='https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/page\/3\/'>3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"bde-posts-navigation-numbers--ellipses\"><span>\u2026<\/span><\/li><li ><a  href='https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/page\/19\/'>19<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"bde-posts-prev-next-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/page\/2\/\" >Next &raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LATEST NEWS UPDATES Rep. 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