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Thomas Rose earned $90,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Thomas Rose was ranked in the 85th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Neil Anderson earned $90,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Neil Anderson was ranked in the 85th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Jason Barickman earned $90,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Jason Barickman was ranked in the 85th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Daniel Brady earned $89,700 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Daniel Brady was ranked in the 85th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Susan Rezin earned $90,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Susan Rezin was ranked in the 85th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Ryan Spain earned $94,100 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
Ryan Spain was ranked in the 87th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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James Durkin earned $97,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
James Durkin was ranked in the 89th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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William Brady earned $97,600 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2020
William Brady was ranked in the 89th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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OP-ED: Scott Reeder writes about police reform legislation being debated in Springfield
“This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.”
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Illinois Sheriffs' Association director: Fight over reform bill 'is a fight to save law enforcement'
Jim Kaitschuk expected a bill on law enforcement reforms to be introduced during the Illinois 2021 special session. However, Kaitschuk, the executive director of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, said the scope of the changes proposed in House Bill 163 took him by surprise.
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Republicans flip four General Assembly seats, lose two
Republicans unseated incumbent Democrats in four seats in the General Assembly while only losing two of their own.
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William Brady earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
William Brady was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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James Durkin earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
James Durkin was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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IDPH apparently ignoring House Republicans' request for contact-tracing data
The Illinois Department of Public health (IDPH) apparently is ignoring – publicly anyway – a letter from Republican State House Representatives asking for proof that shutting down bars and restaurants in the state will slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Bipartisan coalition digs in to fight Pritzker's 'fair tax' proposal
An Illinois group of small business owners, large employers, farmers and community advocates is calling foul on the so-called “fair tax” proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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State and federal GOP reps implore Pritzker to address IDES catastrophe rather than 'shifting blame'
Three Republican Illinois state representatives, along with U.S. Rep. Rodney David (R-Taylorville), are asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to bring the General Assembly back for a special session to address the recent shortcomings of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
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Pritzker admits voters tired of corruption, but points finger at Trump's 'swamp'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker acknowledged during a press conference last week the growing frustration among state residents due to House Speaker Mike Madigan's (D-Chicago) alleged involvement in a ComEd bribery scandal.
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Conservative activist: Withdraw Illinois tax amendment from November ballot
Illinois voters are scheduled to decide the fate of a constitutional amendment designed to install a graduated income tax Nov. 3 but that could change if the amendment were withdrawn from the ballot, according to Americans for Prosperity Action senior adviser Andrew Nelms.
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Political strategist: Illinois residents will depart over high property taxes
Chris Robling said it was no surprise that property tax reform was not addressed during the 2020 Illinois Legislature’s session.
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Illinois House, Senate Republicans want graduated tax amendment off November ballot
House and Senate Republicans want the fair tax amendment withdrawn from the November ballot, GOP leaders said during a news conference.