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.
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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.
Government
Stava-Murray and Naperville councilman off to rocky start
Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne says he has had about enough of his hometown's state representative, Anne Stava-Murray, who is a Democrat.
Government
Support builds for bill to change mental-health instruction in Illinois schools
A Democratic bill that would mandate changes to the way mental health is taught in Illinois has attracted nine co-sponsors and is poised for a third reading in the General Assembly.
Government
State Rep. Dianne Pappas fails to follow up on castration remark
State Rep. Dianne Pappas (D-Itasca) has suddenly grown silent in the simmering debate over her recently reported comments about abortion and the Reproductive Health Act bill.
Government
Roll Call: Willis votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
Government
Roll Call: Connor votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. John Connor (D-85) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
Government
Roll Call: Stava-Murray votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
Government
Roll Call: Grant votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-42) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
Government
Roll Call: Wehrli votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-41) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
Government
Roll Call: Mazzochi votes against allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi (R-47) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.