Business
Sanalitro: 'This is a spending plan created with no input from House Republicans'
State Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (R-Carol Stream) is blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new state budget as just more reckless spending.
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Government
Former State Rep. Ives on Black Lives Matter state grant: 'People want to get a handle on where this money was going'
Former Illinois State Rep. Jeanne Ives is criticizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new state budget for awarding a $300,000 grant to a group headed by a convicted felon.
Government
Pritzker: 'We eliminated overdue bills, paid down $10.5 billion in debt, including pension debt'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has officially signed off on his new $50.4 billion spending plan for the state, the Chicago Sun Times reported.
Business
Ives: ‘I guess those 'Peacekeepers' Pritzker sent in and taxpayers paid for didn't help’
The 11 people killed over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was the highest three-day told since 2015 when 12 were killed.
Business
Pritzker: 'Arab American' option would 'ensure a more equitable Illinois'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would sign a bill into law that allows individuals to select 'Arab American' as an ethnic option on registration forms.
Government
Pritzker on COVID-19 disability benefits bill: 'For these first responders, serving and protecting wasn’t just their job, it’s been their calling'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation providing benefits for Chicago's first responders left disabled by COVID-19, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Business
Pritzker: 'DeSantis swears that he is fighting to protect people's "freedoms", but he has no problem taking away their reproductive rights'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in advance of his visit to Illinois over what Pritzker sees as the cruelty DeSantis espouses and his hateful agenda.
Business
Ramirez: 'We need to do everything in our power to protect the constitutional right to seek asylum'
U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) says the U.S. Constitution includes a right to “claim asylum” for illegal aliens.
Business
Grant: 'Ensuring the safety of all Illinois residents, regardless of where they live, is a top priority'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is joining a group of Republican lawmakers to promote a package of bills to ensure public safety.
Business
Illinois spending on immigrant welcoming centers criticized as funding falls short in other areas
Illinois residents are angry about the State’s continual spending on immigrant welcoming centers.
Government
Grant: 'Awareness and education are vital to stopping child abuse in its tracks'
In a press release published on Thursday, Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is raising awareness of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Business
State Rep. Grant: "I believe that boys that have transgendered to girls should not be competing against women born that way"
Illinois State Representative Amy Grant (R) spoke out against allowing transgender girls to play girls' sports in an interview with the DuPage Policy Journal
Schools
Political activist Ives: 'Wheaton D200 is one of 9,000 schools with a policy that hides transitioning from parents'
A parent of a student at Chico Unified School District recently met with the Chico Unified School Board saying that the district transitioned her daughter without permission and also without telling her, and now she is suing the board and the district’s superintendent, according to a report by the Daily Signal.
Government
Pritzker appoints wife to Committee for the Preservation of the White House: 'No one better'
M.K. Pritzker , First Lady of State of Illinois , State of Illinois said First Lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, with the appointment coming just days after Chicago was tabbed as the host city for the 2024 Democratic Convention. on Apr 17th.
Government
Bennett: 'This program is a chance for me to connect with young people from the area who are interested in public policy'
Illinois State Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) recently met with students from his 53rd District to weigh bills as part of his Youth Advisory Council Program.