Business
GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Ill.)
Recent News About State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Ill.)
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Business
Ives helps halt bill to open university trustee seats to undocumented immigrants
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) took part on Tuesday in blocking a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to serve as student trustees at the University of Illinois.
Business
Ives helps keep 'unprepared' students from getting college guarantee
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) won her fight on Tuesday to stop a measure she feared would give college admission precedence to some unprepared students as well as allow non-citizens to steal university seats.
Business
Dems keep reaching into taxpayer pockets rather than reaching for reforms, Ives says
Senate Democrats think it's easy to reach into taxpayer pockets and pull out $5.4 billion, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said on a Chicago-based radio show following Tuesday's vote on Senate Bill 9.
Business
Seizure of budget bill proves Dems are blind to Illinoisans' woes, Ives argues
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) admonished House Democrats on Sunday for usurping control of Senate Bill 9, a budget bill, saying doing so undermined bipartisan negotiations.
Business
Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before
There is nothing new and improved in the school funding formula put forth by Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argues, according to a press release from her office.
Business
No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says
Illinois can't throw more money into the pit of college grants unless it ties a string to it, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argued on Monday in decrying a bill that would create a new grant program for students who maintain a "B" average.
Business
Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars
Senate Bill 1720 is bad business as well as bad for business, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told her colleagues on Tuesday.
Business
Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists
Before a House vote on a measure to allow non-U.S. citizens to become pharmacists in Illinois, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) issued a warning to her colleagues:
Business
Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) asked Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) to look north before pushing for a minimum wage hike statewide.
Business
Ives slams school funding measure as repeat disguised as reform
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is tired of the same promises and the same end result, she said on the House floor on Wednesday.
Business
Ives argues workers' comp bill should make things better, not worse
The workers' compensation bill that Democrats passed late Wednesday will add another reason for businesses to flee Illinois, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said during House debate.
Business
Ives calls on voters who want to save Illinois to oust Dems
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has a message for voters she hopes they'll carry with them when the 2018 election cycle begins.
Business
Ives applauds Rauner's words but rejects tax hike
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told the DuPage Policy Journal that while Gov. Bruce Rauner's special session address Tuesday night was filled with nice ideas, he needs to offer a more practical solution to Illinoisans.
Real Estate
Ives demands consideration of long-delayed property tax measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) asked the House on Thursday why her proposal to examine property taxes has yet to see a vote.