Illinois Representative Barbara Wheeler (r-64th)
Recent News About Illinois Representative Barbara Wheeler (r-64th)
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From Prairie State Wire
House unanimously passes workplace safety bill for healthcare professionals
Workplace safety for healthcare professionals is a priority for the state House of Representatives.
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From Prairie State Wire
Wheeler makes plea for change in Sex Offender Registry law
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) wasn't afraid to let her feelings show at the April 17 House Judiciary Criminal Committee hearing on HB816, which would amend the Sex Offender Registry statue to allow judges to use their discretion to add the name of a person convicted of sexually motivated battery to a statewide registry.
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From Kane County Reporter
House panel backs Wheeler measure to expand sites required to post sex trafficking notices
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) will do whatever it takes to help stop sex trafficking in the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP House members say Democrat peers using Florida shooting for political gain
Four GOP House members made it clear the Parkland School shooting in Florida should not be why gun bills pass in Springfield.
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Wheeler backs Lake County Board member as her House successor
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) has endorsed Lake County Board member Tom Weber as her successor in the 64th House District, which covers parts of Lake and McHenry counties, according to a press release from Weber.
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30 state lawmakers, including Drury, Nekritz, Sente, Wheeler, Althoff, leaving office
The Illinois General Assembly will see 30 lawmakers not return, including Reps. Scott Drury (D-Highwood), Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook), Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) and Barb Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) and Sen. Pam Althoff (R-McHenry) from Lake County.
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Wheeler touts environmental boost for Fox Waterway Agency
Improvements to the waterway along Fox River and Chain O'Lakes will soon be undertaken thanks to enactment of a bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake), according to a press release.
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Wheeler laments added tax burden on residents hit by flooding
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) is demanding some tax relief for residents in her district who are already literally under water.
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Wheeler: Illinoisans are leaving, and budget is another shove out the door
If Illinoisans needed another excuse for fleeing the state, they got it in the recently passed state budget, Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) contends.
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Wheeler, McSweeney, Sauer, Jesiel vote against tax hike
In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.
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Wheeler touts measure as putting an end to unfair caucus system
A simple clarification to the Illinois Township Code will help prevent irregularities in the caucus process and "end a rigged system," state Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) said, according to a press release announcing House passage of a measure she sponsored.
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Initiative to help youth succeed looking for innovative ideas, Wheeler says
Chicago Beyond is inviting innovators to submit 90-second videos as applications for its second Go Innovate Challenge, a national initiative to support organizations working to help youth succeed, according to a recent posting on Rep. Barbara Wheeler's website.
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Wheeler, colleagues ask attorney general to demand budget progress
Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) and 39 colleagues are calling on Attorney General Lisa Madigan to require legislators to obey the law and adopt a revenue estimate.
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Wheeler denounces abortion bill, touts alternative
House Bill 40, promoted as a means of protecting a woman's right to abortion in Illinois, will do much more harm than good, Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) argued recently.
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Wheeler responds to Martwick's complaints about not getting state paycheck
State Rep. Barbara Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, responded to Democratic colleague Rep. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, who recently compared the state's withholding of legislators' paychecks to "extortion."
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Wheeler announces Governor’s affordable housing conference March 29-30
State Rep. Barbara Wheeler recently sent out notices entitled “2016 Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing” to all residents.