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"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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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McCullagh alleges he found evidence of fraud by Michelle Smith in candidate petition filing
State Representative 97th District candidate Thomas McCullagh filed a petition challenge to Michelle Smith's petition packet detailing evidence of fraud in the collection and certifications of signatures.
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Durkin supports abolishing SAFE-T Act: 'People will be hurt and now we are seeing it first-hand'
Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) recently announced his support for House Bill 4499 during a Jan 20 conference, which aims to repeal criminal justice provisions included in the Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today Act, or SAFE-T Act,
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Sanalitro announces campaign for state rep seat
Republican Jennifer Sanalitro launched her campaign for state representative in the 48th District, which encompasses portions of Cook and DuPage counties.
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Hood launches bid for state rep
Today, Stefanie Hood launched her campaign for state representative in the 42nd District, encompassing portions of Downers Grove, Lisle, Milton, and York townships in DuPage County.
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Rep. Mazzochi opposed removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) voted against legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
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Tolley: Illinois residents 'need more outreach' about the redistricting process, meetings to be involved
CHANGE Illinois Policy director Ryan Tolley wants more public participation during Illinois' remapping process and laid part of that responsibility on lawmakers during a hearing led by State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield).
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Murphy wants 'Illinois law to catch up' when it comes to modernizing physician assistant regulations
Legislators in Illinois are considering legislation that would modernize the state's physician assistant (PA) laws and get rid of current "bureaucratic requirements."
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Mazzochi wants to ‘end the culture of corruption in Illinois’
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) supports a plan that asks Illinoisans to reimagine their state government void of political corruption.
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Lewis reflects on first month in Illinois state Legislature
State Rep. Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett) toasted to his first month in Springfield as a time to remember.