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Lawmakers pass budget package to close out special session

— May 24, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Senate in the very early hours of Sunday morning (May 24) passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion in general revenue spending next year, although…

Kalish trails in 16th State House
— March 17, 2020

Incumbent Yehiel Kalish faced a double-digit deficit Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for the northern Cook 16th state House District seat. Challenger Denyse Wang Stoneback had…
Republican Ozinga gets into the mix for 37th state House seat
— August 26, 2019

Tim Ozinga of Mokena has announced that he will seek election as a Republican candidate for Illinois state representative in the 37th District. His decision comes after current 37th District…
House GOP leader Durkin speaks against Pritzker’s graduated income tax
— April 30, 2019

If changes are going to be made to the Illinois Constitution, the focus should not be on changing the income tax rates, according to the leader of state House Republicans. Jim Durkin…

Primary battles shaping up across the state
— December 17, 2019

And they’re off! The campaigns for the next election are officially on as candidates for state and congressional seats have field their petitions to be on the primary ballot. Republican…
Illinois Senate bill takes aim at wage theft in construction jobs
— July 29, 2019

Legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate that would target wage theft in the construction industry. The state House bill, sponsored in the Senate by state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview),…
Metro East general assembly races among state’s most expensive
— January 31, 2018

Two Metro East races remain among the 2018 election cycle’s costliest contests for the Illinois General Assembly, according to the most recent round campaign finance disclosures filed…