Lake County Gazette

Parents urge Springfield lawmakers to save private school scholarship program facing Pritzker's axe

By Danielle Pacey | May 26, 2019

As Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes forward with a budget plan that would phase out the Invest in Kids private school scholarship program, a group of parents behind the Save My Scholarship campaign to keep the program intact are taking their objections straight to the Capitol Building in Springfield.

'Save my Scholarship' campaign fights budget cuts

By Danielle Pacey | May 26, 2019

A group of Illinois parents will be pleading with lawmakers in Springfield this week to try to save a private school scholarship program from being phased out under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new budget plan.

Rauner signs government consolidation law

By Danielle Pacey | Aug 6, 2018

Rep. McSweeney believes that the recent government consolidation law passed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will greatly benefit the state of Illinois.

McSweeney files legislation repealing funding for Obama Presidential Center

By Danielle Pacey | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) recently filed legislation to stop $180 million in appropriations from going toward the Obama Presidential Center.