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News from February 2019

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'Illinois is already the abortion capital of the Midwest,' Pro-Life advocate says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 14, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his Democratic party allies in the General Assembly are making good on a vow to make Illinois "the most progressive state" for abortion with legislation to remove all vestiges of regulation, a pro-life advocate said during a recent interview.

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Wirepoints says Pritzker does not want 'ordinary Illinoisans' to know facts behind state's budget crisis

By Karen Kidd | Feb 14, 2019

Years of unbalanced budgets, unpaid bills, pension shortfalls and a collapse in manufacturing jobs are among 20 "facts" that Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn't want "ordinary Illinoisans" to know, an online news service said earlier this week.

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McGlasson calls for Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider to 'do the right thing' and resign

By Karen Kidd | Feb 14, 2019

Less than a year after an alleged attempt by now former Gov. Bruce Rauner to purge him from the Illinois GOP's central committee, a committeeman earlier this week called upon the party's chairman to resign.

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ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Pritzker Applauds House Passage of $15 Minimum Wage

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2019

Following the House passage of SB 1 which raises the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: Illinois' Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances hits 10,000 calls as state expands access to opioid treatment for hospital patients

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2019

10,000 calls have been answered at the Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances and Illinois expands the Hospital Warm Hand-off Program

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Chicago lobbyist Reyes, recorded by FBI, donated nearly $1M to 300+ Illinois pols

By LGIS News Service | Feb 13, 2019

Victor Reyes, the “power broker” whose badgering of disgraced Chicago Ald. Danny Solis to “send him business” was recorded by the FBI, has made $962,452 in campaign contributions to 303 separate campaign committees since 2005, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Elections data.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING: Announces 2019 Senior Hall of Fame Awards

By Press release submission | Feb 13, 2019

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is accepting nominations for the 2019 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Awards.

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TMA opposes House bill to slap 1 percent assessment on health insurance claims

By Karen Kidd | Feb 12, 2019

Legislation to impose a 1 percent assessment on health insurance claims would increase insurance industry costs that will be passed onto customers, Midwest-based manufacturers service provider Technology & Manufacturing Association said in a recent statement.

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Illinois minimum wage hike 'poor policy' but businesses need to prepare, Technology & Manufacturing Association VP says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 12, 2019

Raising Illinois' minimum wage to $15 per hour is "poor policy" that will end up "hurting those it is intended to benefit," but businesses need to prepare, a vice president for a comprehensive resource service provider for Midwest manufacturers said.

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Businesses want legislators to know the hardships a minimum wage hike will bring

By Kyla Asbury | Feb 12, 2019

Business owners held a press conference Monday in Springfield to explain the hardships they would face if a proposed minimum wage hike should it go into effect, a posting on the State Journal-Register website said.

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ISRA takes aim on imminent gun rights fight

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 12, 2019

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), is calling for a united front in the organization’s battle to preserve the rights of legal gun owners.

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Illinois Senate approves bill to raise minimum wage to $15

By Kyla Asbury | Feb 12, 2019

The Illinois State Senate voted last Thursday to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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Moody's warns that Pritzker's progressive income tax could accelerate flight from Illinois

By Karen Kidd | Feb 12, 2019

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised during his campaign that he would deliver a progressive income tax to the state, but an influential credit rating agency is urging him to rethink that.

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Progressive income tax in Illinois will be defeated again, IPI CEO says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 12, 2019

After years of trying -- and failing -- to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with a progressive income tax, a constitutional amendment in the state Senate is marking yet another attempt, said the founder of a Chicago-based conservative think tank in a recent newsletter.

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McGlasson warns 'there will be little left after 2020' if GOP doesn't shape up

By Karen Kidd | Feb 12, 2019

The Illinois Republican Party faces a grim future if significant changes aren't made soon, according to the committeeman who this past weekend asked state GOP Chairman Tim Schneider to resign.

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REEDER: Some unknown teenager is probably out of job because technology provided a money-saving alternative

By Scott Reeder | Feb 11, 2019

I walked into a Springfield McDonald’s the other day and saw a long line standing in front of the teen-age clerk taking orders, so I ordered my breakfast on a touchscreen.

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LEEF: JB’s plan to resist Trump

By Jeffrey Leef | Feb 11, 2019

While I am mildly amused at Governor Pritzker’s plan to build a big beautiful wall to keep President Trump out of Illinois, it is dwarfed by my disgust and loathing of his parroted talking points from the House of Alinsky, i.e. the Democratic Party.

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Wirepoints founder says Democrats are talking in riddles

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 10, 2019

Mark Glennon says he marvels at how Illinois’s lingering pension system crisis now has Democrats basically talking in riddles.

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Pritzker applauds state Senate's passage of minimum wage bill

By Kyla Asbury | Feb 10, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauded the state Senate's passage of a bill that if made into law would raise Illinois's minimum wage to $15 per hour in time.

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Illinois GOP says Pritzker's minimum wage hike 'will bankrupt Illinois'

By Karen Kidd | Feb 8, 2019

The Illinois Republican Party this week officially added its voice to those already warning that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's minimum wage bill, passed yesterday in the Senate, will be a disaster for the state