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Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady said to have voiced private support for abortion funding, gun control legislation

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 17, 2020

Former high-level aides to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has revealed that Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) told the then governor he was right for signing HB 40 in September 2017, the law requiring Medicaid funding of abortions. At a separate meeting, Brady also recommended that the governor sign gun control bills should they reach his desk.

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Rep. Casten is either 'presumptuous' or 'has trouble with the rules,' Ives says

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 17, 2020

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) would like to know when her 2020 opponent in the 6th District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove), will finally stand up and take some accountability.

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GOP Chairman: Who else knew about 'the rape in Champaign'?

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 15, 2020

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider believes that the sudden resignation of former state Sen. John Sullivan (D-Rushville) as Director of the Department of Agriculture in the wake of a controversial 2012 email by a longtime associate of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) raises yet more questions while answering none.

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Services held Tuesday for labor leader 'Wild Bill' Dugan

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 14, 2020

A memorial service is scheduled Tuesday for a local labor leader fondly remembered “for a lifetime fighting on behalf of the members of his union.”

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Breen: Who will be left to pay off state's historic 'spending spree?'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Illinois House candidate Peter Breen (R-Lombard) fears that new data from the U.S. Census Bureau tying a $32 billion loss to outmigration over the past decade may be only part of a script that is becoming more tragic every day.

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House Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with farce of a property tax task force

By Kyla Asbury | 3 months ago

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) held a press conference this week to discuss the legislation's failure to make any real progress toward property tax relief.

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McClain email reveals 'incredibly disturbing' details about Madigan’s inner circle

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 11, 2020

Led by Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider, top GOP lawmakers are demanding answers after the discovery of an email in which one of House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) closest associates openly refers to a rape cover-up.

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Reports: Illinoisans continue to flee, taking their tax dollars with them

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 8, 2020

In ever-higher numbers, Illinois’ tax-weary residents are staking their futures in other states, recent reports by Wirepoints and the Reason Foundation show.

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Rep. McSweeney supports Trump decision to kill Iranian terrorist

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) wonders what U.S. Rep Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) is thinking by questioning President Donald Trump’s recent decision to order the drone attack that killed Iranian commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

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IRS: Illinois suffers record losses of residents, tax base

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 8, 2020

Illinois suffered record population and taxable-income losses over a two-year period ending in 2018, according to data just released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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Underwood opposes killing of Iranian terrorist leader

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL14th) has drawn strong pushback from Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills), particularly her stance on last week’s attack.

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Proft takes over on-air for former U.S. Rep. Walsh

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Local talk radio host and conservative activist Dan Proft is headed for an even larger stage.

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Illinois GOP chairman: U.S. Senate should stop impeachment of Trump

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 31, 2019

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider called on the U.S. Senate to quickly put an end to what he sees as the House’s direct attack on the Constitution with its impeachment of President Donald Trump.

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Report: Conservative Party spends $168,000 in mystery payroll expenses

By Glenn Minnis | 4 months ago

The list of questions for former Conservative Party of Illinois gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann just got longer.

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Former Trump advisor Moore to Keynote Reagan Day event in Downers Grove

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 24, 2019

Stephen Moore, former senior economic adviser to President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization’s Reagan Day Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m on Jan. 23 at Ashyana Banquets in Downers Grove.

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ILGOP chairman calls impeachment proceedings 'unconscionable'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 21, 2019

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider has seen enough.

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Wirepoints: State lawmakers can learn from the mistakes of a failed retailer

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 20, 2019

A recent article by Illinois state government watchdog Wirepoints asserts that lawmakers in Springfield could take a cue from beleaguered Sears Co., in particular from the one-time local “king of retailers'” fall from grace over the past decade.

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New taxes enough to drive Illinois motorists over the edge, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 20, 2019

Illinois taxpayers face a bevy of new taxes and increased fees to kick off the new year, including at least five in the areas of driving, parking, registering and selling their vehicles.

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New Jersey Democrat switches allegiance, joins GOP

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 18, 2019

Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) views U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew's (D-New Jersey) decision to leave his party for the GOP as a sign of the times.

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McSweeney jumps into Brady/Plummer dispute over gaming interests while watchdogs urge ethics reform

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 16, 2019

State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) pumped more life into a dust-up between two legislative colleagues over the limited disclosure required of lawmakers with financial interests in the gaming industry.