Illinois House Republicans
Recent News About Illinois House Republicans
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House GOP: ‘After giving themselves a hefty pay raise earlier this year, Democrats decided it was time for another’
Illinois’ $50.4 billion state budget was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 8 with many panning its provision of a raise for Illinois lawmakers.
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Illinois House Republicans on ComEd Four conviction: ‘Today’s actions in court are an indictment of the culture of corruption which was allowed to thrive under Speaker Madigan’
Illinois House Republicans noted the conviction of the ComEd Four by a jury earlier this week and the implications for former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Tracy: ‘School and Library Boards are of particular importance because of their outsized influence on our children’
Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy is encouraging voters to vote on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
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McCombie: ‘Today we're laying the groundwork for some of those priorities this session’
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) laid out the House GOP’s priorities for the legislative session.
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IL House GOP: End of session wrap up
Democrats pass $42.3 billion budget full of pork, pay raises and higher taxes.
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Illinois GOP says Pritzker 'dodging and weaving' answering questions about Madigan
The Illinois GOP claimed Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been "dodging and weaving" questions about whether or not House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) should resign from his leadership positions.
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Illinois Republican House members want special session to tackle ethics reform
Illinois House Republicans are calling for a special session to discuss ethics reform.
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Illinois House Republicans, weary of Democrat task forces, call for property tax relief
Several House Republicans held a press conference to criticize task forces and stress the importance of property tax relief for Illinoisans.
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From McLean County Times
GOP members of property tax task force voice their frustrations
Illinois state Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) told a press conference last week that House Republicans will continue to fight for property tax reform despite the failed efforts of the Property Tax Relief Task Force recently assembled by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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GOP-driven Manufacturer’s Purchase Credit to save $40 million in operations
Illinois House Republicans are intent on keeping the manufacturing industry positioned as one of the state’s largest economic drivers.
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House GOP staunchly opposes bill lowering residency requirements for student trustees
House Republicans unanimously opposed a bill recently that lessens the residency requirements for student trustees at Illinois universities.
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House passes bill to keep Sterigenics closed
A bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives last week that would prevent Sterigenics from reopening its doors in Willowbrook after the sterilization solutions provider's controversial shutdown in February due to dangerously high readings of ethylene oxide emissions.
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House GOP: 'We can’t tax our way to prosperity'
Several House Republicans recently spoke out in opposition of the graduated income tax that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been pushing since before he took office last November.
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House Republicans speak out against 'fair tax' plan
House Republicans voiced their opposition again for graduated income tax Wednesday at a press conference.
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House GOP stands together to oppose progressive tax plan
Illinois House Republicans united at a Wednesday press conference to speak out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to implement a graduated state income tax that he calls a "fair tax."
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House Republicans speak out against graduated income tax
The House Republican caucus held a press conference Wednesday to announce their opposition of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's idea of a "fair tax" for Illinois.
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GOP House members launch campaign supporting term limits
House Republicans recently announced a campaign to enact term limits for elected officials.
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House Republicans blast Democrats' progressive tax plans
Joined by three of his GOP peers, House Republican Leader Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) made one thing clear – Democrats are about to put the nail in Illinois' coffin.
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DCFS says it missed deadline for comptroller's debt transparency report, but did turn it in
It was a bit like the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services failed to get its required homework turned in on time for State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's first debt transparency report, but a department deputy director said they did get it turned in.
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Durkin hiring of former Rauner aide living with reporter raises conflict questions
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin's (R-Western Springs) hiring of Michael Mahoney, a former aide to Gov. Bruce Rauner, has the potential to cause some conflict of interest problems for WTTW, the primary public broadcasting member station in Chicago.