John F. Kennedy in his book “Profiles in Courage” wrote about eight senators who bucked public opinion or their own political party to do the right thing. Take John Quincy Adams, who tussled with his Massachusetts Federalist party. Or Lucius Lamar, a Reconstruction-era Mississippian who called for cooperation between the North and South. Or Nebraskan George Norris and his bold effort to rein in the power of the speaker of the House, a fellow Republican. Sixty-five years after that was published... Read more

Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger wrapped up a three-day tour of his 16th Congressional District on Thursday, complete with stops at the Princeton Rotary Club, the Dixon YMCA, a Sycamore dairy farm and a pair of Peru factories. The congressman’s local itinerary, however, did not include any appearances that were open to the public. Kinzinger, R-Channahon, said that while he plans to continue traveling the district and visiting with various groups, he believes a public event where individuals c... Read more

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Illinois’ 16th district representative Adam Kinzinger toured Deutsch dairy farm in Sycamore Wednesday morning. The farm’s co-owner, Bill Deutsch highlighted his goals of working towards zero emissions and lowering the farm’s carbon footprint by 2050. During the visit, congressman Kinzinger commented on his appointment to the January 6th committee that’s investigating the insurrection that took place at the nation’s capitol earlier this year. Kinzinger said, “I will fight ... Read more

Maybe you sometimes ponder what it means to have courage. Could you do the right thing if called upon? Stand up to colleagues if you saw them doing something wrong? Risk alienating your friends and family to do what it was right when everyone else was being rewarded for going along with the crowd? Would your inner moral compass work if True North suddenly disappeared and the very ground beneath your feet underwent a seismic shift? U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican congressman from Illinois’... Read more

PRINCETON, Ill. (WLS) -- Congressman Adam Kinzinger was back in Illinois Tuesday, one week after his controversial participation in the House committee investigating the January 6th riot at the Capitol. During his first trip back to the 16th District since his participation in the committee, he received a respectful welcome and made no apologies for his decision. Kinzinger made several stops in the district Tuesday, stopping first at a luncheon in Princeton, where he has enjoyed support and visi... Read more

Today, Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Co-Chairs of the House Georgia Caucus, released the following joint statement on the latest political developments in the nation of Georgia. Read more

WASHINGTON — Aquilino Gonell, a sergeant with the U.S. Capitol Police force, testified Tuesday that he put his duty to the Constitution ahead of the interests of his wife and son when he fought rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. "This is how I'm going to die," he recalled thinking as his body was crushed in a violent scrum, "defending this entrance." Of course, Gonell and other law enforcement officers were defending symbols of the republic that day — the Capitol, the Constitution and the sa... Read more

Washington, DC -- Ahead of the first hearing for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) penned an op-ed for The New York Times. An excerpt of the piece can be found below: On Jan. 6, hundreds of our fellow citizens stormed the U.S. Capitol, armed and ready for battle. For hours, broadcast live on television and streamed on social media, rioters attacked law enforcement and eventually breached the halls of Congres... Read more

Today, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) participated in the first hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released the following statement after being asked to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Read more