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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Chesney: Colleges' vaccination requirements an excuse ‘to stifle voices on campus’
Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is advocating for a bill that would prohibit higher education institutions in Illinois from requiring students to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of enrollment.
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Chesney: 'A criminal is not going to willfully partake in these firearm transfers'
State Representative Andrew Chesney spoke out against the anti-gun Amendments to House Bill 562.
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McCombie calls FOID overhaul bill 'a gun grab'
Veteran state Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) hasn’t changed her position on Senate Bill 568, an overhaul of the Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) act.
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Chesney on ethics: 'We have a trust problem in this state'
Republican state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) reels off all the examples of what he argues speaks to the one central problem crippling Illinois government.
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Demmer: 'How many more indictments will it take' for lawmakers to protect Illinoisans?
Should there be another indictment before lawmakers prioritize ethics reform, state Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) asked legislators.
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McCombie wants to see tax hikes under control: We can't 'continue expecting people to pay the bill'
The Illinois House GOP wants to see the statehouse get back on track, and hopes that can be accomplished with the Reimagine Illinois plan.
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Chesney opposes bill to put free tampons in boys' bathrooms: 'We are getting way outside the logical lines of science'
State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is accusing Democratic lawmakers of going to any lengths to push forward a bill that would make free tampons available in boys’ bathrooms in public schools.
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Demmer defends Invest in Kids program: This program is a 'remarkable tool' for low-income families
State Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) does not want to see the Invest in Kids scholarship program go. A lingering program enacted by the Rauner administration, Invest in Kids was recently targeted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker for closure.
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Chesney: 'Vaccine passports should not be a requirement for Illinoisans'
State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) isn’t letting up in his crusade against vaccine passports.
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Sosnowski supports bill banning vaccine passports at local level
State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) is joining the charge against vaccine passports in Illinois.
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Chesney wants legislation to count offenses against police as a hate crime in Illinois
Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) filed a bill to counter the Criminal Police and Criminal Justice Reform Bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently.
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Chesney: "Let the public watch our loved ones play ball in-person safely”
State Rep. Andrew Chesney called on the governor to “let the public watch our loved ones play ball in-person safely.”
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Chesney files new bill to protect law enforcement
State Rep. Andrew Chesney criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker for signing House Bill 3653, the police reform bill, into law, saying that the governor has just “endangered all Illinois residents.”
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Madigan, asked to testify, refuses to appear before House Special Investigating Committee
House Speaker Michael Madigan is refusing to testify before the House Special Investigating Committee assigned to look into allegations related to his role in a bribery scheme that led Commonwealth Edison to pay the federal government a $200 million settlement over charges the company did favors for associates of Madigan in order to influence him.