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Illinois House of Representatives News
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A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) was going for shock value when she referred to the deaths of migrant children under the care of border security agents as "intentional," the Republican state House Representative from East Dundee said during a recent interview.
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House Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) said because the rates in the graduated income tax proposal aren't fixed, everyone will eventually pay more taxes.
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After running a 2018 campaign where she avoided taking an official stance on the issue of abortion, state Rep. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) has emerged as one of the co-sponsors of legislation critics say will turn Illinois into the "abortion capital" of the country.
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House Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) asked House members to vote no on a constitutional amendment that would change the income tax structure in Illinois from a flat tax to a graduated tax.
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A private school scholarship program on the chopping block under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget plan is receiving a lot of attention as the axe draws near.
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Parents are pressuring lawmakers to breathe life back into a private school scholarship program likely to be eliminated by cuts proposed in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new budget.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is attempting to rescue a private school scholarship program from being eliminated under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed budget.
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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.
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Longtime state Rep. Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park) is among the growing number of Democratic lawmakers seemingly rendered speechless by colleague Diane Pappas' recent comments about pending abortion legislation.
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After reading state Rep. Terra Costa-Howard's (D-Lombard) recent letter-to-the-editor published in The Lombardian, where she referred to bullying tactics "from a few loud, threatening voices" among her constituency, Lombard resident Lori Solyom wondered if the lawmaker is not in the wrong line of work.
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Illinois State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) wonders how Gov. J.B. Pritzker is able to focus on the task at hand with all the recent distractions.
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Illinois residents in the 81st District are still unsure what they can expect from first-term state representative Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville).
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Earlier this month, myself and a group of concerned citizens met with State Representative Diane Pappas at her district office to discuss House Bill 2495. HB2495 is the Reproductive Health Act.
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State Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) recently welcomed about 40 women to Springfield as part of a daylong forum that saluted them for their contributions as female leaders making a difference across the state.
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Illinois State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) continues to lead the charge in speaking out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive-tax proposal.
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Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) disagreed with a bill that changes how third-party driver's education instructors are evaluated by public school systems.
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House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) stood in support of a bill that will change the legal age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 in Illinois.
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State Rep. Terra Costa-Howard (Lombard/Glen Ellyn) has not returned calls for comment on her party's legislation to legalize third-trimester abortions and repeal parental notification laws.
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Rep. Stephanie A. Kifoweit (D-Aurora) introduced a bill created to drive business for hydroponics on Feb. 1 to the House of Representatives.
