House Minority Leader Archives

Illinois lawmakers revisit data collection privacy laws

— March 10, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers are considering changes to an internet privacy law that recently led to a $650 million settlement between Facebook and more than 1 million of the website’s…

Republicans take aim at Pritzker’s proposed tax changes
— February 17, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed $41.6 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year relies, in part, on ending nine tax incentives for businesses in an effort to…
ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery case
— December 2, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Four former Commonwealth Edison officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Dec. 2 to charges that they engaged in a years-long bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege…
Democratic chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’
— September 30, 2020

SPRINGFIELD –Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie…

Madigan suspends speaker campaign: ‘This is not a withdrawal’
— January 11, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he would suspend his campaign for House Speaker of the 102nd General Assembly on Monday, Jan. 11 but his statement made clear…
Durkin calls on Democrats to demand Madigan answer questions or resign
— October 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The top Republican in the Illinois House on Thursday, Oct. 6 called for Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, to either demand that Democratic House Speaker Michael…
Committee begins to weigh Delgado’s qualifications challenge
— February 29, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — A panel of nine representatives, during a 10-minute procedural meeting Feb. 25, began the process of evaluating whether former Rep. Luis Arroyo’s replacement was appointed…