Dupage Policy Journal

Mazzochi slams Madigan for defying special committee: 'There should be no impediment to him providing testimony'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 10, 2020

Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi isn’t sure House Special Investigative Committee colleague state Rep. Chris Welch is even sure why he’s holding up the process in the panel’s probe of House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Grant shepherds House bill to help parents cover the unexpected costs of schooling during pandemic

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 10, 2020

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Amy Grant is pushing legislation aimed at aiding families with unforeseen costs associated with having to educate their children at home.

Hois blasts Springfield Democrats' budget threats as a blatant 'scare tactic'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 3, 2020

Republican state House candidate Laura Hois wants voters to see all J.B. Pritzker’s tough tax hike talk for what she believes it to be.

Mazzochi fumes Team Pritzker 'trying to force people to go along with what they want'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 3, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi sees recent talk of a 20% talk hike in the event Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax plan fails to pass as just part of the plan.

Hois doesn't expect much from House committee: 'I doubt that Madigan will fully cooperate'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 27, 2020

GOP state House candidate Laura Hois insists she’s seen it all before when it comes to the scrutiny now being cast on House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Ives laments 'our kids are losing' as governor extends ban on high school sports

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 25, 2020

Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives is convinced it’s game over for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Mazzochi ready to begin Madigan probe : 'Republican members of this committee have no interest in partisan gamesmanship'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 25, 2020

For Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst), it’s all steam ahead on the Mike Madigan, ComEd corruption front.“A letter from the U.S.

GOP state Senator Grant receives prestigious Champion of Manufacturing award

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 25, 2020

Veteran state Sen. Amy Grant is being saluted for her record of supporting Illinois' manufacturing industry.

Grant hopes Democrat state senator's guilty plea is just the beginning in bringing change to Springfield

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 20, 2020

State Rep. Amy Grant hopes former state Sen. Terry Link’s guilty plea on tax fraud charges marks the beginning of what needs to come to Springfield.

Hois 'can’t recall a time when we were this close to forcing Speaker Madigan to step down'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 19, 2020

For Republican state House hopeful Laura Hois, the jury is already in on some levels when it comes to the ongoing federal corruption probe involving ComEd that House Speaker Mike Madigan now finds himself at the center of.

Mazzochi begins work on special committee tasked with inquiry into embattled House speaker's conduct

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 19, 2020

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) is determined to get the answers she’s convinced voters want and deserve about House Speaker Mike Madigan sooner rather than later.

From Will County Gazette

Fricilone blasts governor's fair tax proposal as 'blank check for Springfield'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Congressional candidate Mike Fricilone fumes at the way he thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker is willing to resort to any measure to get the things that he wants in Springfield.

From Kane County Reporter

Ward warns voters that governor's proposed 'fair tax' is not what he promises

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican state Senate hopeful Jeanette Ward fears what Illinois could become if Springfield Democrats gets their way with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax proposal.

Grant on embattled state House speaker: 'I don't know how he can think he can survive this'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 12, 2020

Republican state Rep. Amy Grant admits she can’t begin to get into the mind of Illinois' longtime House speaker.

State House candidate Hois insists Illinois will not have fair and transparent government 'until Madigan leaves office'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 12, 2020

As the ComEd scandal that’s landed Speaker Mike Madigan at the center continues to play out in Springfield, Republican state House candidate Laura Hois argues the verdict is already clear at least on one front.

From Kendall County Times

Oberweis joins chorus calling for Link to resign from state Senate seat

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Veteran state Sen. Jim Oberweis believes state Sen. Terry Link’s resignation as chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party should only be the start.

GOP state House candidate Hois declares 'Illinoisans must vote out self-serving politicians'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2020

Republican House candidate Laura Hois is running to be the change she’s convinced Springfield so desperately needs.

Mazzochi isn't surprised Springfield Democrats' corruption costs state taxpayers over $550 million each year

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi doesn’t hide her shock with the findings in a new University of Illinois at Chicago study that finds corruption costs state taxpayers a staggering $556 million annually.

Grant reminds voters GOP efforts at ethics reform are continually blocked by Springfield Democrats

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 2, 2020

State Rep. Amy Grant is hoping No. 60 will prove to be the charm in the fight to bring ethics reforms to Springfield.

From Kendall County Times

Oberweis blasts Springfield Democrats: 'The cost of this corruption is simply too high for us to continue to pay'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

For veteran state Sen. Jim Oberweis, it’s not hard to figure out why hard-pressed taxpayers have finally had enough.