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Bos commends Illinois State Police as new task force combats Chicago's 'surge in carjackings'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 17, 2021

State Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) is singing the praises of Illinois State Police after officers from the department were recently able to collar several carjacking suspects.“Great work by our Illinois State Police and the Multi-Jurisdictional Car Jacking Detail,” Bos posted on Facebook.

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Bos behind 'enhanced penalty and consistent enforcement;' weighs bill to make attacks on Illinois police hate crime

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 16, 2021

Republican state Rep. Chris Bos supports stepping up penalties in the wake of legislation being filed that seeks to have violent attacks on police officers declared a Class 3 felony hate crime.

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'Here to help': Bos offers assistance with Illinois' backlogged FOID card renewals

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 14, 2021

State Rep. Chris Bos is offering a helping hand to anyone still struggling with securing their Firearm Owners Identification Card through the application renewal process.

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Wilcox: 'Pritzker and his allies have no interest in doing what is best for the people of Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2021

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) is no fan of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign off on Democratic lawmakers' latest map redistricting plan.

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Wilcox: 'Pritzker and his allies have no interest in doing what is best for the people of Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 8, 2021

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) is no fan of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign off on Democratic lawmakers' map redistricting plan.

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Against 'repressive regimes': Yingling defends explicit book's place in Illinois school libraries

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2021

State Rep. Sam Yingling is among a group of Democratic lawmakers fighting to keep a young adult book that includes explicit illustrations of sexual acts on school library shelves.

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Bos criticizes Pritzker's 'ARPA spending spree'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 25, 2021

Republican state Rep. Chris Bos is urging taxpaying voters to take a stand against what he views as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reckless spending spree.

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Former legislator McSweeney advocates that 'Illinois families need a tax cut'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 21, 2021

Former Republican state Rep. David McSweeney is balking at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s tax policies.

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McLaughlin says distancing 'hampered collegial, cooperative collaborative discussion'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 11, 2021

Illinois state Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) frets his first year in Springfield was far from what he expected."It was kind of strange based on the fact that we were separated,” McLaughlin told SoundCloud.com.

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'More about power': Illinois' Weber introduces bill to suspend vaccine requirements when antibodies present

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 11, 2021

Republican state Rep. Tom Weber is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at preventing individuals from being forced to comply with any state or private COVID-19 vaccine mandate when that person can demonstrate an antibody presence.

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Wilcox: Pritzker traded reliable power for 'feel good law' with Illinois' sweeping energy package

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 3, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) worries the “giant leap forward” that Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls the new energy legislation he recently into law is destined to take the state in the wrong direction.

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Bos speaks out against Illinois redistricting: 'Our communities deserve better'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 2, 2021

Republican state Rep. Chris Bos is disturbed by what he sees as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s selective behavior.

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McConchie: 'Pritzker has turned his back' on minority organizations

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 1, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) can see how Gov. J.B. Pritzker may be digging his own grave come 2022.

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Wilcox: 'Come find a new furry friend' at pet adoption event

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 23, 2021

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) is hoping this weekend’s Huntley Fall Festival marks the start of plenty of lasting relationships.

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Parent Blume: 'Give us a choice as to whether the children wear a mask or not'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 20, 2021

District 115 parent Hollis Blume is demanding that the local school board allow parents a say in the ongoing mask debate involving their children.

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McConchie on 9/11 anniversary: 'Let us never forget this attack'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 18, 2021

State Sen. Dan McConchie recently honored the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Wilcox: 'What we have here is the largest utility hike in history'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 18, 2021

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) sees little upside to the new clean energy bill recently passed by Democrats.

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Wilcox on redistricting: 'The process is a joke and the majority party knows it'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 4, 2021

Republican state Rep. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) doesn’t mince words in expressing his displeasure with the new legislative maps drawn by Democrats he argues were only concerned with maintaining power.

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McLaughlin: Census numbers 'confirm that the Democrats’ redistricting plan violates the U.S. Constitution'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 21, 2021

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington) and colleagues are saying that their predictions about the way Democrats moved to redraw political maps are proving spot on.

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lllinois' Stevenson High School requires teacher, staff vaccination 'to maintain the safety of the school community'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 21, 2021

Stevenson High School has set an Oct. 15 deadline for all teachers and other staffers at the Lincolnshire high school to be vaccinated.