On June 19, 1865, Union troops finally freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation…

Illinois ranks 8th in the nation for preschool enrollment – that’s pretty awesome! But some areas do not have enough publicly funded preschool spaces to serve at least 80% of…

Today, Rep. Schmidt met with Angela Russell Perry, the executive director of the East Saint Louis Housing Authority. They discussed solutions to the problems the housing authority is facing. It…

On June 10, Rep. Schmidt and his family attended the Millstadt Fire Department’s 152 Annual Picnic. It was a day of fun, food, and entertainment in support of the Fire…

Rep. Schmidt released the following statement following his District Office Open House event: “I was grateful to meet many of my constituents last night at my District Office Open House….

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Rep. Schmidt invites you to his first-ever District Office Open House! Come for refreshments, to meet Rep. Schmidt, and to learn about the wide range of constituent services provided by…

Dear Neighbor, The spring legislative session has official come to an end. Sadly, the majority party passed an irresponsible and unbalanced budget through stalling tactics that didn’t take everyone’s concerns…

The following op-ed was written by State Representative Kevin Schmidt and published in the Belleville News yesterday: Metro East Communities Need Infrastructure, Jobs, and Better Housing – Not More Empty…

State Representative Kevin Schmidt has sent a letter to Governor Pritzker, urging the release of much-needed funding to Washington Park. In October 2021, a devastating fire burned the Washington Park,…