Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) recently threw his support behind Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vow to issue use an amendatory veto if and when he receives Senate Bill 1 from Democratic lawmakers to remove provisions favorable to Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to a release.
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Even after speaking to him, Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) doesn't understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner approved abortion expansion.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said he isn’t surprised frustrated residents are turning their backs on Illinois.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said at an impromptu press conference Tuesday that he was speaking from his heart about special interest legislation that his driving businesses out of the state he so loves.
The state of Illinois released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 2017 fiscal year this month showing the state's net worth, or "total primary government net position," has plummeted to a negative $137 billion.
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All but one member of the Senate Executive Committee lawmaker approved a homestead exemption for disabled first responders at the panel's hearing April 11.
A suggestion floated during a recent Chicago-area conference calling for a state property tax and another for a progressive income tax would be crazy to adopt, Sen Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said during a recent interview.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) hates the idea of special-interest legislation.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) believes the Supreme Court’s decision freeing non-union workers from having to pay union dues used for collective bargaining is also a win for the state.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) was the only 'no' vote on dairy farm owner legislation during a recent Senate floor debate.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) said giving money away under a universal basic income (UBI) is a fantasy.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is warning DuPage County voters to look out for an advisory question on November’s ballot about raising property taxes by almost 50 percent every year for the next 30 years.
Legislation that would extend state student aid eligibility to undocumented immigrants, on the governor's desk unsigned for about a week, will not be any easier to fund than the current program, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said during a recent interview.
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis’ (R-Sugar Grove) hardcore resistance to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state budget plan is hardly personal.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) opposed a bill that would allow college and university research assistants to join teaching assistants and have access to collective bargaining.