Business
Breen rises against HB 40 funding, says babies are not bargaining chips
Babies are not bargaining chips, according to Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).
Illinois General Assembly
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Business
GOP House reps give their nod to pension limitations
With billions of dollars in looming pension debt, almost every GOP state House member approved a bill during the May 28 House Floor debate that limits the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
Business
Minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois now in the hands of the governor
If Gov. Bruce Rauner approves SB 2332, the minimum age to purchasing tobacco in Illinois will rise from 18 to 21 years old.
Business
Departing from majority, Ives and Breen voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’
State Reps. Jeanne Ives and Peter Breen were among the 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
Business
Kinzler says Springfield 'failed us again' with passage of new budget
GOP state House candidate Jay Kinzler has strict standards when it comes to implementing the kind of budget changes he believes are needed in Illinois.
Business
Breen says new budget doesn't do enough to prevent people and jobs from 'fleeing' Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed into law a $38.5 billion spending plan for the state government, but Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) voted against the spending plan for a number of reasons, which he shared with the DuPage Policy Journal.
Business
Out-of-state residents at IMSA rejected by GOP
Opening up the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to out-of-state residents has some GOP lawmakers concerned.
Schools
In a first in Illinois, Lisle CUSD 202 may be required under new law to reduce property taxes
Lisle CUSD 202 is in line to be the first school district in the state required to reduce property taxes under a provision in the new education funding formula approved last year by the General Assembly.
Government
This week in Illinois history: Nov. 12-18
This week in Illinois history, learn about young Ronald Reagan's first persuasive speech, how a microbiologist discovered a third form of life, and how the state led efforts to end voter suppression schemes.
Business
Holder says departing Rep. Jeanne Ives broke the mold
Babette Holder argues what made Jeanne Ives so special as a state representative that she never fit the mold.
Business
Jeanne Ives decries lame duck pay hike for bureaucrats
Former Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, can barely count all the ways she stands in such stark opposition to the passage of Senate Bill 3531 during the legislature’s lame duck session.
Business
Ives blasts Rauner for last-minute veto
Jeanne Ives, a Republican and former state representative from Wheaton, frets over the way she thinks former Gov. Bruce Rauner spent his final hours in Springfield guided by personal feelings rather than sound politics.
Business
Ives takes issue with efforts to control gun ownership
Jeanne Ives says that lawmakers in Springfield are focusing on all the wrong things in their attempts to curb Illinois’s rising gun violence.
Business
Wehrli wanted wording changed in minimum wage bill
Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) spoke out in opposition to a bill that would raise the minimum wage in Illinois on Wednesday during a House Labor and Commerce Committee hearing.
Business
Minimum wage hike could hurt workers with disabilities, says president of Ray Graham Association
Kim Zoeller wishes lawmakers in Springfield doggedly pushing for a minimum wage increase would see the same big picture she does.