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Thursday, November 21, 2024

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Solano: 'For too long, the Democrat supermajority in Springfield has worked on behalf of overpaid school administrators and powerful teachers unions instead of working in the best interest of our kids'

By David Beasley | Oct 7, 2022

This week, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board detailed a report from Wirepoints regarding Illinois schools that it described as "shocking."

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Solano on SAFE-T Act: 'For years, radical Democrats have been disparaging law enforcement officers and pushing to weaken police departments across the state'

By David Beasley | Oct 3, 2022

The heavily debated SAFE-T Act is set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

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Solano: 'I will be a leading voice for Lake County to make sure our natural resources remain healthy, safe and clean'

By David Beasley | Sep 30, 2022

Toxic algae blooms in Illinois have become a growing concern as some contain toxins that are harmful.

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State Senate candidate Solano: 'Even Democrat state’s attorneys are now sounding the alarm about the SAFE-T Act'

By David Beasley | Sep 22, 2022

Adam Solano, a Republican candidate for Illinois State Senate District 31, is criticizing the Illinois SAFE-T Act.

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State Senate candidate Solano: 'Lake County families are paying more to put food on the table today than they ever have'

By David Beasley | Sep 22, 2022

With high inflation rates affecting consumers nationwide, state level politicians and candidates in Illinois are speaking up. Many of the Republican candidates slated for the November election believe that Springfield should be looking to provide long-term relief to consumers, rather than stints of alleviation during times of economic hardship. In the last four months, elected officials in Illinois have made strides to keep money in the pockets of consumers through a series of tax freezes and suspensions. To many Republican candidates, these are election year gimmicks and if the current representation is re-elected the status quo of poor credit ratings caused by budgeting issues will continue.

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McLaughlin: 'It’s about time we made crime illegal again in the State of Illinois'

By David Beasley | Sep 16, 2022

The SAFE-T Act continues to be a hot topic for Illinois candidates and elected officials. The criminal justice reform bill signed into law back in January of 2021 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker has received major pushback from law enforcement, state’s attorneys and state representatives.

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State Senate candidate Adam Solano: 'While weak politicians like Mary Edly Allen are doing the SAFE T 'dance', our communities have grown more and more dangerous'

By David Beasley | Sep 14, 2022

The heavily debated SAFE-T Act is set to go into effect on January 1st. Since its inception the SAFE-T Act has received push back from law enforcement, police unions, and elected representatives mainly Republicans.

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State Rep. Martin McLaughlin: 'I am running for re-election to fix our state'

By David Beasley | Aug 31, 2022

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) said he is running for  re-election in order to work towards improving the state's business  climate and other priorities.

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McConchie meets with local leaders, police to 'gain input on how we can best change and develop legislation'

By David Beasley | Aug 18, 2022

Illinois state Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, met with local leaders and police officials to discuss how legislation can help address mental health and domestic violence prevention.

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State Senator: 'I’m calling for legislators to return to Springfield immediately to provide meaningful relief at the pump'

By David Beasley | Jun 29, 2022

State Sen. Wilcox: 'I’m calling for legislators to return to Springfield immediately to provide meaningful relief at the pump'

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Weber on legislation changing 'accident' to 'crash': 'Honored to have shepherded this bill through the General Assembly'

By David Beasley | Jun 15, 2022

A bill sponsored by State Rep. Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) to change the word "accident" to "crash" in state law when referring to traffic incidents gained bipartisan support and will take effect July 1.

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Bos: 'It is unacceptable that we still do not know how much money was lost to unemployment fraud since the start of COVID'

By David Beasley | Jun 15, 2022

Illinois taxpayers deserve to know the dollar amount of unemployment payments that were made fraudulently, said State Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich).

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McConchie: Illinois state spending 'out of control'

By David Beasley | May 16, 2022

Illinois state government spending is "out of control," said State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorne Woods).

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Weber bill would change car 'accident' to 'crash' in state law, literature

By David Beasley | Mar 25, 2022

Under legislation proposed by State Rep. Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) a car "accident" would be described in state laws and literature as a "crash," the legislator said in a news release.

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Hey Illinois, do you know where your Thanksgiving dinner came from? (Hint: some of it from really close to home)

By David Beasley | Nov 28, 2021

State Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) wants to remind everyone who enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner across the country that Illinois probably a played a big part in producing food for their feasts.

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Illinois retailers struggling for inventory as supply-chain backups persist

By David Beasley | Oct 19, 2021

As the busy Christmas selling shopping season approaches, some Illinois retailers are worried that their inventory won't arrive in time to meet customer demand, CBS 2 in Chicago reported.

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Illinois needs to ramp up battle against human trafficking, says Bos

By David Beasley | Apr 27, 2021

Many Illinois residents are unaware of the extent of human trafficking in the state, said state Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich).

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In push for adding encourage more organ, bone marrow donors, Morrison 'creates an organ donation tax credit'

By David Beasley | Apr 21, 2021

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) would provide tax credits to private employers to encourage their workers to be organ donors.