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DuPage County GOP chairman: 'No state has done more to make a mockery of the map drawing process' than Illinois

Kevin Coyne, the DuPage County GOP Chairman, criticized Governor JB Pritzker's campaign event in DuPage County as "embarrassing" and accused Illinois Democrats of engaging in partisan gerrymandering.

By DuPage Policy Journal | Aug 4, 2025

State Government

Coyne on Pritzker, Texas Dems: ‘No state has done more to make a mockery of the map drawing process than has Illinois’

As Texas House Democrats hunker down at the DuPage County Democratic headquarters in an attempt to block a redistricting vote in Austin, Illinois Republicans, led by local and state officials, are calling out what they say is a stunning display of political hypocrisy.

By DuPage Policy Journal Reports | Aug 4, 2025

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Law Weapons’ Bevis on opposition to SB8: ‘If someone breaks into your house and steals your gun, it gives you liability’

By DuPage Policy Journal Reports | Jun 18, 2025

Robert Bevis is sounding the alarm over Senate Bill 8, calling it a dangerous and illogical overreach by state lawmakers that punishes responsible gun owners while doing little to deter actual crime.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois homicide rate estimated at 9.1 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | 4 years ago

Illinois last year recorded a homicide rate of 9.1 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 5.5 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ non-teaching public employee jobs down 6.9% in wake of pandemic

By LGIS News Service | 4 years ago

The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois voters shoot down Fair Tax proposal

By Savannah Howe | 5 years ago

Illinois voters rejected a progressive income tax amendment that was criticized for having potentially devastating impacts on the state's taxpayers by removing the flat tax rate, skyrocket small business taxes by 47% and allow the possibility of taxing retirees.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois voters shoot down Fair Tax proposal

By Savannah Howe | 5 years ago

Illinois voters rejected a progressive income tax amendment that was criticized for having potentially devastating impacts on the state's taxpayers by removing the flat tax rate, skyrocket small business taxes by 47% and allow the possibility of taxing retirees.

From Prairie State Wire

Top marginal tax rate in Illinois could reach 54.29% under Biden plan

By LGIS News Service | 5 years ago

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois receives failing grade for budgeting from Truth in Accounting

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

Illinois received an 'F' from a nonpartisan accounting organization that measures state transparency and reliability in accounting practices

From Prairie State Wire

Casten just latest Democrat backed by former GOP Chair Brady

By Staff reports | 5 years ago

Pat Brady has endorsed incumbent Democrat Sean Casten over GOP challenger Jeanne Ives.

From Prairie State Wire

Pro-progressive tax advertisement misleads on income tax rates, tax liability in nearby states

By Staff reports | 5 years ago

A pro-tax group has taken to the airwaves with a misleading advertisement aimed at getting Illinoisans citizens to vote for a constitutional amendment for a graduate tax.

From Prairie State Wire

Pro-progressive tax advertisement misleads on income tax rates, tax liability in nearby states

By Staff reports | 5 years ago

A pro-tax group has taken to the airwaves with a misleading advertisement aimed at getting Illinoisans citizens to vote for a constitutional amendment for a graduate tax.

From Prairie State Wire

Pro-progressive tax advertisement misleads on income tax rates, tax liability in nearby states

By Staff reports | 5 years ago

A pro-tax group has taken to the airwaves with a misleading advertisement aimed at getting Illinoisans citizens to vote for a constitutional amendment for a graduate tax.

From Prairie State Wire

Pro-progressive tax advertisement misleads on income tax rates, tax liability in nearby states

By Staff reports | 5 years ago

A pro-tax group has taken to the airwaves with a misleading advertisement aimed at getting Illinoisans citizens to vote for a constitutional amendment for a graduate tax.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints makes a data-backed argument about why Illinoisans 'can and must get back to work'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on the stay-at-home order that essentially shut off Illinois' economy five weeks ago, few could argue with his reasoning. Now, though, a government watchdog group claims the current reality warrants opening the state back up.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints makes a data-backed argument about why Illinoisans 'can and must get back to work'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on the stay-at-home order that essentially shut off Illinois' economy five weeks ago, few could argue with his reasoning. Now, though, a government watchdog group claims the current reality warrants opening the state back up.

From Prairie State Wire

Hundreds of ICU beds, nearly 2,000 ventilators not in use in Illinois, tally shows

By LGIS News Service | 5 years ago

Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois officials report 1,072 coronavirus deaths, with 25,733 confirmed cases

By Hoang Tran | 5 years ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois numbered 25,733 as of April 17, with the total number of deaths linked to the virus reaching 1,072, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).Chicago (6,648 cases) and Cook County (4,767 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois officials report 528 coronavirus deaths, with 16,422 confirmed cases

By LGIS New Service | 5 years ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois numbered 16,422 as of April 9, with the total number of deaths linked to the virus reaching 528, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).