Welcome to MikeFortner.org
 I'm Mike Fortner, State Representative for the 95th District of Illinois. The 95th District represents parts of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, North Aurora, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton, Winfield, and a few people in Naperville.
I'd like to use this web space to communicate to you. You'll find links to news articles, facts about the district and myself, and a blog to give a regular update about the work I'm doing in office.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.
Look for me this summer in many of the community parades and festivals. Some of these include Geneva's Swedish Days, Warrenville's 3rd of July parade, Wheaton's 4th of July parade, and West Chicago's Railroad Days.
Jul 03, 2008 - 04:58 PM
News
Last week the Metro West Council of Governments honored Mike Fortner as the Legislator of the Year as reported in the Daily Herald. Metro West represents communities in Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb counties, and was formed a few years ago to help coordinate issues and ideas common to the fast growing western suburbs. Representative Fortner was a charter member of Metro West when he served as Mayor of West Chicago. It gives him particular pride to be the first recipient of this award from a group he helped to found.
Feb 17, 2008 - 03:03 AM
Blog
It's one thing to watch the scene of campus shooting in a distant state, like last year at Virginia Tech. It's a very different feeling when the scene is not just in my state, but at the school I've been a part of for the last 20 years.
Even though I was in Springfield at the time of the shooting, I could imagine the horror felt in that classroom. I've walked by Cole Hall countless times, but in the future I'll pass it with knowledge of the tragic loss of life. I've taught in other lecture halls at NIU, but in the future I'll teach with heightened knowledge that my students are faced with concerns for safety as well as learning.
For now, my thoughts and prayers go to my colleagues at NIU, the staff, students, and community, and most of all for the victims and their families. It will take time and effort to heal and restore NIU to its proud mission of education. It was my privilege to do a small part by leading a moment of silence on Friday in the Illinois House of Representative.
Jan 08, 2008 - 11:35 AM
News
Late last year the US Congress surprised Fermilab by slashing $52 million from the President's budget request. Fermilab is not just one of the top research centers in the US, it's also a major employer in the area. The lab contributes to the economy through its own operations, through its employees, and from the many spin-off businesses that have happened through the years. By introducing HJR82 Mike Fortner is working to get the State of Illinois on record to support a restoration of Fermilab's funds.
Read full article: 'HJR 82 - Fortner Backs Fermilab Funding'
Jan 06, 2008 - 07:34 PM
News
The new year brings a new round of proposed legislation. The State Journal-Register in Springfield took note of a new bill, and thought it worthy of a story. HB4216 was filed last week and would create a commission to act as the state's point group with expertise to coordinate big federal science projects that may come to Illinois.
Read full article: 'HB 4216 - Illinois Science and Technology Commission'
Dec 12, 2007 - 12:15 PM
Legislation and committee work
Next week the House will return to Springfield to take up the linked questions of mass transit, capital improvements, and whether casinos are the answer to any of this. As I posted a couple of months ago I have been working on an alternative idea to fund mass transit. I filed a bill incorporating those ideas two weeks ago as HB4185. A bullet point synopsis follows.
Read full article: 'A Mass Transit Proposal'
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