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  • Ives: Rauner's lack of interest cheated GOP voters

    by Glenn Minnis | Dec 16, 2018

    State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) thinks Gov. Bruce Rauner owes an explanation to the millions of Republican voters she believes he essentially cheated out of their votes.

  • ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Governor waives penalties, interest for taxpayers affected by tornadoes, severe weather

    by Press release submission | Dec 11, 2018

    Waiver to help victims of this month’s storms in Christian County

  • State Report: 39K+ abortions performed in Illinois in 2017

    by LGIS Newsfeed | Dec 7, 2018

    The Illinois Department of Public Health says 39,329 abortions were performed statewide in 2017 with 5,528 of those performed on women from out of state.

  • Bill changing sunset on privatization of water systems passes House

    by Kyla Asbury | Dec 7, 2018

    A bill that changes the sunset date on previous legislation that involves the privatization of public water systems has passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.

  • Ives speaks out against TIF legislation

    by Kyla Asbury | Dec 6, 2018

    Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has been very vocal about her dislike of tax increment financing (TIF) extension legislation.

  • Rauner decries Airbnb, tort cap increase

    by Kyla Asbury | Dec 6, 2018

    Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke about his concerns about Airbnb's engagement in what he called discriminatory practices during a press conference Nov. 29.

  • Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others

    by Karen Kidd | Dec 6, 2018

    Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.

  • As predicted, 2017 Illinois income tax hike hurting the state, IPI reports

    by Karen Kidd | Dec 6, 2018

    A Chicago-based conservative think-tank that predicted the dire consequences following the 2017 income tax increase out of Springfield says the expected outcome has come to pass.

  • Hike in minimum wage would reduce number of jobs, analyst says

    by Karen Kidd | Dec 6, 2018

    With Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker setting a deadline to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, a data analyst for a research foundation warns such an increase would be bad for the state.

  • Retirees' health benefits adding to massive state debt

    by Glenn Minnis | Dec 6, 2018

    In Ted Dabrowski’s eyes, Illinois lawmakers' track record of financial failures are almost as endless as the state’s ever-increasing debt load.

  • ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: State Agencies to Participate in Multi-Agency Resource Center this weekend in Taylorville

    by Press release submission | Dec 6, 2018

    Center in Taylorville to offer disaster information, assistance for tornado survivors

  • ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Illinois celebrates its 200th Birthday with Grand Bicentennial Party

    by Press release submission | Dec 6, 2018

    Celebrities, original performances, videos highlight an emotional night on Chicago’s Navy Pier

  • State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints

    by Karen Kidd | Dec 5, 2018

    Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.

  • Ives critical of bill to extend TIFs

    by Kyla Asbury | Nov 30, 2018

    Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) expressed her displeasure for a recent House bill that would create tax increment allocation financing extensions for ordinances in several cities in Illinois passes during the Nov. 15 House floor session.

  • Pritzker faces AFSCME's contract negotiations

    by Glenn Minnis | Nov 30, 2018

    When totaled, salary and all the perks leave state taxpayers on the hook for an average annual compensation package of around $110,000 for the average state worker, according to a recent report by Wirepoints.

  • Senate removes bill that would extend water ownership legislation

    by Kyla Asbury | Nov 29, 2018

    A Senate bill that would have changed the sunset date on previous legislation involving the privatization of public water systems was removed from the record Nov. 15.

  • ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE: 2018 Madison County Tentative Multiplier Announced

    by Press release submission | Nov 29, 2018

    Madison County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0249, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

  • Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider Statement on State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit's Remarks

    by Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2018

    Tim Schneider, Illinois Republican Party chairman, is calling for the resignation of state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Aurora) after she refused to apologize for remarks some insist wished death upon family members of a colleague at the height of testy House floor debate.

  • Is gas tax hike in the cards?

    by Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2018

    The start of J.B. Pritzker’s term as governor and the end of Rahm Emanuel’s run as mayor of Chicago could be marked by the passage of the state’s first capital bill in nearly a decade.

  • Williams: Pension loans bill 'an awful idea'

    by Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2018

    For all the fault he finds in House Resolution 1225, David Williams isn’t surprised to hear Illinois lawmakers are supporting it.

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