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Reps. Fritz, McCombie vote to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Bradley Fritts (R-Dixon) and House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) 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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Swanson: Increasing oil, gas production 'should be a priority for the federal government'
Representative Dan Swanson is pushing for increasing oil and gas production after seeing spikes in prices at the pump.
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Stoller: Bill making its way through Legislature would grant 'IDPH the power to close schools'
The state Senate is considering a bill that would allow the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to come up with and enforce requirements for in-person learning at all public, private and parochial schools in the state.
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Chesney voices concerns about Illinois criminal justice reform bill, seeks veto
As far as Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is concerned, a police omnibus bill advanced out of a lame-duck session will only hurt law enforcement.
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Stewart wants Illinois Legislature to work together to solve COVID-19-fueled problems
Legislators need to put aside their petty political differences to work together to solve the problems facing residents of Illinois, Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) said.
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Chesney wants Illinois House speaker to resign or be removed from office
State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Dist. 89) has called on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Dist.22) to resign.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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Strong demand to grow Invest In Kids Scholarships initiative
There is a high need for funding for Invest In Kids, a vital program for scholarship assistance, according to Illinois Republicans.
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Rep. Chesney calls out Bustos for being 'out of touch' with Northwest Illinois
State House Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is hoping that voters in Illinois' 17th Congressional District are paying close attention to the actions of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Peoria).
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Rep. Chesney: Record spending doesn’t fix root causes
Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is sounding the alarm about the state’s rising tax rates.
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Demmer says graduated income tax is bad for Illinois
House Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) called for a no vote on the graduated income tax amendment during Monday's session.
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Rep. Chesney on Pappas comments: 'Out of touch, extreme,' and representative of party's position
Illinois State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) thinks Democrats crossed the line in the simmering abortion debate long before Rep. Diane Pappas (D-Itasca) is reported to have invoked the idea of castration as a viable solution.
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Illinois House recognizes Victory Arch centennial
A landmark in the town of Dixon that pays tribute to World War I veterans was itself the focal point of a tribute from members of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Michael Unes wins 91st House District race
Republican Michael Unes has been declared the winner in the 91st House District against Democrat Carolyn Blodgett.
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Chesney wins House District 89 race
Republican Andrew Chesney has been declared the winner in the House District 89 race against Democrat Nicholas Hyde.
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2018 election preview: Number of competitive districts up over four years ago
The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.