Will County Gazette

From Chicago City Wire

Rezin sees floodplain management bill through

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) refuses to let the waters rise too high.

From Chicago City Wire

Resolution rejecting federal infrastructure plan a bad idea, 2 GOP lawmakers say

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A Democrat's demand for the federal government to bring a better infrastructure plan to the table did not go over well with two Republican lawmakers.

From Prairie State Wire

House floor fervently honors McCain

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Godspeed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Rezin against bill favoring private water company monopoly

By Angela Underwood | May 17, 2018

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) did not like the idea of a privately owned water company monopoly.

Resolution calling for Ford Heights library audit sparks contentious debate in House

By Angela Underwood | May 16, 2018

A debate over a resolution directing the auditor general to perform an assessment of the Ford Heights Public Library District brought harsh words during House debate May 10.

From Prairie State Wire

GOP senators say slow down on proposal dealing with class size goals

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Too fast and too soon is what three GOP lawmakers expressed about Democrat-sponsored legislation that could alter the newly based $350 million evidence-based funding formula.

From Prairie State Wire

Senate panel backs measure allowing medical marijuana to be administered on school grounds

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A proposal that would allow medical marijuana to be administered to students on school property is closer to becoming law in Illinois.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Connelly pushes bills addressing fraud cases, birth record searches

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Michael Connelly (R-Lisle) wants to spell out the time frame for prosecuting fraud cases and to keep search fees for birth records fair in juvenile cases.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois school administrators fearful over lack of funding due to pension debt

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Springfield District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill is admittedly frightened over her district's lack of funding.

From Prairie State Wire

Ives foretells bleak bankruptcy future for Illinois municipalities

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

What is most important, your job, your home or your pension asked Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).

From Prairie State Wire

Senate backs bill to end longtime governor's office budget practice

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

The practice known as offshoring, in which salaries of some government employees are paid out of other agencies’ budgets, is closer to becoming a practice of the past in the governor’s office following actions in the Senate on May 3.

From Prairie State Wire

1115 Medicaid waiver will help launch 10 health care initiatives, Rauner says

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Illinois will be the national leader in mental health services.

From Prairie State Wire

Olsen upset by absence of Medicaid officials at hearing on disbursement of funds

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) was unable to question Medicaid officials about their failure to provide services with $300 million they were allotted because they failed to show up at the April 30 House Appropriations Human Services Committee hearing.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Dems' lowest bidder small business bill fails

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A lowest-bidder for small business bill failed by four votes at the April 27 House floor debate.

From Prairie State Wire

Ford pulls 'Homeless Bill of Rights' after opponents question bill's mandates

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A proposed Homeless Bill of Rights was shot down in the House because of the many mandates it would impose on local government.

From Prairie State Wire

Security issues help sink Welch bill on releasing sales tax data

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A Democrat-sponsored bill that would allow the state to release a business' confidential sales tax data was rejected by the House last week.

From Peoria Standard

Hammond calls rebate-card restrictions an added burden on retailers

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Proposed legislation that would make Illinois the first state to regulate retail business rebates was seen as a restraint that would drive business out of state, according to Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb).

Durkin questions House priorities during debate over ivory trafficking

By Angela Underwood | May 3, 2018

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) told his peers last week that criminal penalty legislation should take precedent over restrictive wildlife rules.

From Prairie State Wire

Criminal penalty bills killed by Dems keeps GOP lawmakers from considering a prisoners right to vote measure

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

A prisoner's right to vote should not trump criminal penalty enhancement legislation, according to GOP lawmakers.

From Prairie State Wire

GOP legislators say health care bill would restrict governor

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

GOP lawmakers fought against a Democratic sponsored bill that would tie the hands of Gov. Bruce Rauner in applying for federal waivers regarding health care coverage.