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Sen. McConchie votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Illinois State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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Rep. McLaughlin votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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McLaughlin: 'Dysfunction at state agencies under the Pritzker administration has caused Illinois residents unnecessary hardship'
Illinois State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R) attacked Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D) administration following reports of state residents struggling to obtain certain tax forms for the third year in a row.
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Op-ed: Illinois gas tax hike continues to hurt Illinois motorists, small business owners
In 2020, Illinois lawmakers enacted a 19-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, the first such hike in nearly three decades.
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McLaughlin weighs in on Madigan indictment
After the announcement of former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan’s federal indictment on racketeering and conspiracy charges, Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) said Madigan should have never been given so much authority.
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Bos: Madigan indictment 'long overdue'
Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) voiced his feelings about former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan’s federal indictment on racketeering charges.
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Bos honors fallen Army specialists with memorial road: 'This small act is the least we can do for his sacrifice'
The House was silent for a moment to honor fallen Army Spc. Wesley R. Wells, who was killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2004.
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Illinois Republicans push alternative redistricting process claiming voters 'have had few choices' in past
Senate Republican Leaders in Illinois introduced the People's Independent Maps Act that will allow legislative redistricting plans to be created by a nonpartisan commission rather than state politicians.
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Walsh: Democrats have 'nerve' to consider failed tax plan again in Illinois
Jim Walsh is hoping voters don’t take kindly to Democrats potentially revitalizing the previously failed progressive tax plan.
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Bos: ‘Not shocking’ Illinois Democrats may bring back failed progressive tax plain
"It's not shocking at all" that Democrats are talking about reviving a failed tax plan to address budget issues in Illinois, Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) said.
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Bos: Illinois Democrats 'have a one-track mind' about revenue needs
State Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) marvels at how predictable he finds Democrats in Springfield to be when it comes to the issue of taxes.
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McLaughlin: 'I'm a bit disappointed' about new Illinois House rules from Welch
Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) wishes the new House rules governing Springfield were enacted with state residents' needs and interests more in mind.
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Dabrowski claims progressive tax talk as 'no better idea' than when Illinois voters rejected it in November
The head of a conservative watchdog group said that Democrats are passing up pension reform by considering new taxes to support the "broken system."
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Kasperski on Madigan's ouster: 'I'm hoping it's a new day in Illinois'
Former Republican Senate candidate Chris Kasperski is hoping the end of Mike Madigan comes to signal a new era in the world of Illinois politics in every way.
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Bos links public pressure, 'insisting they've had enough,' as reason for Madigan's resignation from Illinois House
Rep. Chris Bos (Lake Zurich) credits voters for Mike Madigan's decision to resign from his seat in District 22.
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Even with Madigan out, Dabrowski claims 'machine is still in place' in Springfield
Ted Dabrowski isn't surprised to see Mike Madigan walking away from the world of Illinois' politics.
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Wilcox believes Illinois governor's budget 'protects certain classes'
Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) worries Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $41.6 billion state budget proposal targets hard-hit small businesses.
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Mazzochi: Don't 'Squander this time to reimagine Illinois' in wake of Madigan's departure from House
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) hopes ex-Rep. Mike Madigan soon becomes an established example of what not again to allow in Springfield.
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Dabrowski: Change 'starts with pension reform' as Illinois suffers record job losses
The president of a conservative nonprofit research group said that Illinois' job losses are linked to COVID-19 and "self-imposed" policies created by the governor.
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Bos claims Pritzker's COVID vaccination plan is 'political elitism'
Rep. Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich) is one of several Republican lawmakers critical of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision allowing the 177 state legislators access to the COVID-19 vaccination earlier than planned.