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Former State Rep. Ives on school choice: 'Public teacher unions don't want competition'
A new federal program will allow taxpayers to donate to scholarship organizations with incentives starting in 2027.
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Business
"We haven't seen more crime;" Elmhurst State House candidate Deuter defends Kim Foxx-inspired "SAFE-T Act"
An Elmhurst City Council member running for Illinois State Representative says so-called "SAFE-T Act" has served to "strengthen our criminal justice system," arguing the elimination of cash bail hasn't made DuPage County less safe.
Business
Grant: ‘The shocking results of this IDES audit are just one example of Pritzker’s failure to manage state agencies’
State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is expressing criticism of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's management of state agencies, citing the results of an audit of the Illinois Department of Employment and Services.
Business
Reps. Grant, Sanalitro vote to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Reps. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) and Jennifer Sanalitro (R-Hanover Park) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
Business
Ives: Ramirez 'will say anything without knowing the facts'
Former Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives said U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) follows the agenda of D.C. politicians rather than the concerns of her constituents.
Business
Illinois' Pritzker expected to sign library bill: 'Banning books is a devastating attempt to erase our history'
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is expected to sign a bill designed to prevent institutions that ban books from receiving state funds, in reaction to the nationwide movement to withdraw specific titles from circulation.
Business
Former Rep. Ives: 'I want my money back with interest from ComEd for paying these goons'
Former Republican Illinois State Rep. Jeanne Ives says that the guilty verdict in the ComEd 4 trial is a clear indicator of corruption in the state’s political atmosphere.
Government
Durkin supports Egofske to represent Illinois' 82nd District, calls him a 'pragmatic Republican'
Republican leaders recently tabbed John Egofske, mayor of Lemont, to replace longtime Illinois state Rep. Jim Durkin after Durkin announced his resignation last month.
Business
Mazzochi on recent election: 'We have to continue to fight for what our constituents are telling us they want and need to see'
Crime, inflation and the quality of education were the most important issues to voters in the recent election, State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) told the DuPage Policy Journal.
Government
Litney: 'My campaign was for a better Illinois, standing up for families, children and our future and my opponent was focused on maintaining the status quo'
E. Dale Litney thought he had the platform to easily win his race for State Rep. in District 56, but voters were looking for something different.
Business
Grant shares insights over her successful campaign for Illinois House
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently summed up her successful run for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives.
Business
Grant weighs in on Madigan indictment: 'I think we need ethics reform and this shows it'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently voiced her feelings about the federal indictment of former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan.
Business
Grant: 'It is so great to see the young people of Illinois getting involved in our state politics'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently praised La Salette Academy students for using their voices to oppose a bill that would require public institutions of higher learning to have emergency contraception (EC) available for purchase in vending machines.
Business
Mazzochi: Democrats are 'denying a vote on commonsense ethical reforms'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) recently called out Democrats’ inability to pass ethics reform legislation in the wake of the indictment of former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan.
Business
Lewis on SB2803: 'This will result in tax hikes on jobs, decreased benefits'
Illinois Rep. Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett) said the American Rescue Plan Act is to be used to address the state's unemployment insurance.