Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is pushing for an Illinois Department of Revenue investigation of property tax assessments and charges against any county assessor found to be in violation of assessment and valuation laws.
An evidence-based school funding model like Senate Bill 1 has won the support of many Democrats and Republicans, but Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is not among their number.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R- Wheaton) warned her fellow representatives that the state's school funding bill that went to a vote on Monday is fundamentally flawed because it does not tie funding to student outcomes.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-42nd) was one of 34 House members to vote against the new state school funding formula contained in Senate Bill 1947 because its evidence-based model won't work, she said.
Two representatives from the same party saw the same bill in strikingly different ways this week.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) was angry but not surprised at the passage of the state's new public education funding bill, according to a press release.
Illinois counties are failing in their obligations to reassess property values in their jurisdictions, forcing many residents to overpay on properties that have devalued, according to Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed an immigration bill into law that many have criticized as moving Illinois a step closer to becoming a sanctuary state.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has joined four of her Illinois colleagues in supporting an end to gerrymandering, the longstanding process of redrawing state political maps to help guarantee power for a particular party, according to her website.
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Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has ended her backing of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s election bid in the wake of his Thursday signing of a measure to expand abortion in Illinois.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) might be counting on her pull with conservatives rather than a pile of cash if she makes a run at ousting Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) expressed disgust in response to allegations by activist Denise Rotheimer that Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) sexually harassed her while they worked together on a bill.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) had some pointed questions for the House during debate on Tuesday.
Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and Peter Breen (R-Lombard) did not hold back in rejecting proposed legislation that would have granted student aid to illegal immigrants.
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told Rep. Martin Moylan (D-Des Plaines) that by introducing House Floor Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 770, he was trying to kill business prospects.