Better Government Association (BGA) President and CEO Andy Shaw is hopeful the tide is finally turning against Illinois’ many and overlapping units of government, according to a recent opinion piece published on the group’s website.
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman recently reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to uprooting the state’s current political system in a message to supporters highlighting the organization’s work over the past year.
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and several other Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion organizations will argue against the implementation of House Bill 40, which increases public funding for abortions, in court on Dec. 28, according to a report from Illinois News Network.
As part of the yearlong celebration of Illinois’ bicentennial, the state has partnered with Pepsi MidAmerica to release a limited edition soft drink can commemorating the state’s birthday.
Gov. Bruce Rauner visited Big Prairie Farms in southeastern Illinois to hear from the state’s farmers about industry concerns, including how public policy impacts their business, according to a recent press release from the governor’s office.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) marked the one-year anniversary of Gov. Bruce Rauner signing the Future Energy Jobs Act by again slamming his wisdom in inking the bill into law.
A Chicago-based taxpayer group has given incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner unprecedented high marks for his tax policies. His challenger in the primary, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), scored even higher.
In 2011, Brian McCann’s brother, Dennis, was struck and killed crossing Kedzie Avenue by an immigrant here illegally driving with a 0.29 blood alcohol content. The driver made bail, fled the country and was never prosecuted.
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is speaking out in the wake of a WBEZ report, "Surviving the War, But Not the Veterans Home," that uncovered that at least 13 residents of a west central Illinois veterans home have died from Legionnaires’ disease over the last two years.
The Illinois Republican Party has called collaboration between gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker and established political powerhouse Michael Madigan aimed at securing the Democratic primary – and ultimately governorship of the state – nothing more than a “corrupt scheme.”
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) will be on hand for a meet and greet in Morgan County on Thursday, when she will speak with supporters about her 2018 Republican primary run against Gov. Bruce Rauner.
A 40-year-old policy requiring nonmembers of government employee unions to pay union agency fees may come to an end, as a lawsuit Gov. Bruce Rauner filed challenging the rule heads to the Supreme Court with the Trump administration's blessing.
The Illinois Republican Party slammed Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) for the county’s property tax assessment system following a recent Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois report exposing its problems.
The Illinois State Board of Elections (IBOE) held its lottery Wednesday to determine ballot position for the March 20 primary for candidates who submitted petitions simultaneously on Nov. 27, the first day of filing. Based on the lottery results, J.B. Pritzker will be the first gubernatorial candidate listed on the Democratic ballot.
Rich Morthland, who was tapped by Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) to be her running mate in her bid to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner, said Ives is starting to elevate Illinois by doing some of the things Rauner promised, but never saw fit to follow through on.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), who is vying for the Republican nomination for governor, recently criticized Gov. Bruce Rauner’s performance and vowed to focus on Illinois’ fiscal situation if elected during an appearance on southern Illinois' Newsradio WJPF with Tom Miller.
Jim Dodge would like to see every branch of government pitted in the job its best outfitted for when it comes to the growing debate over “sanctuary states” and immigration policy.