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Laib points to outmigration as signal for change: 'People want to keep more of their own money'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 7, 2021

Former Republican state House candidate Rick Laib fumes Illinois is getting just what it deserves with the state’s rising outmigration problem.

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McDermed rages about state's unfavorable business climate: 'You can’t tax your way into a booming economy'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 7, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed argues all of Illinois’ growing population issues lead back to the same starting place.

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McDermed argues greater recall power is response to 'the kind of abuse we see going on in Springfield'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 5, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed insists her rationale for backing a Republican-sponsored proposal that would give voters the ability to initiate recall proceedings against elected officials is simple.

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Fricilone hopes ongoing federal probe 'will bring out everything and expose the speaker's true colors'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 4, 2021

Mike Fricilone fumes he could have predicted the ending in the case of the Special House committee convened to look into some of House Speaker Mike Madigan’s most questionable actions.

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Laib pushes for recall measure, 'greater accountability from our elected officials'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 3, 2021

Former 11th Congressional District Republican candidate Rick Laib is all for giving Illinois voters the power to recall elected officials.

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Batinick says 'there needs to be a process for citizens to hold leaders accountable'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 3, 2021

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Fricilone blasts Pritzker's COVID-19 response: 'You've got the governor throwing up even more obstacles'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 3, 2021

Illinois conservative activist Mike Fricilone fumes that under Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the worse may be yet to come for the state’s small business industry.

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McCullagh has eye on state Republican Party leadership role

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 31, 2020

Thomas McCullagh’s next foray into the world of Illinois politics could see him seeking the job of the man he at least partly blames for coming up short in his run last month against state Rep. Meg Loughran Cappel in the 49th District.

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Batinick slams governor's latest shutdowns: 'The whole state needs answers'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2020

In many ways, veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) argues Gov. J.B. Pritzker has become his own worst enemy.

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Fricilone believes House speaker's rein is winding down: 'The walls seem to be closing in on him'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 27, 2020

Conservative activist Mike Fricilone believes the Mike Madigan countdown in Springfield has finally commenced in earnest.

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McCullagh slams governor over latest mandates: 'He’s just being a tyrant (and) a terrible leader'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 27, 2020

Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thomas McCullagh is relieved to finally see Illinois business owners doing what he thinks they should have been doing for months now.

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Oberweis launches discovery recount across counties in race against Underwood

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 27, 2020

State Sen. Jim Oberweis has formally launched a discovery recount after unofficial tallies in his race against Rep. Lauren Underwood last month ended with him trailing by just over 5,000 votes.

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Oberweis: 'Illinois is more accountability for office holders'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 27, 2020

Veteran Illinois State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is throwing his support behind a GOP sponsored proposal that would grant voters the power to initiate recall proceedings against elected officials in Springfield.

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Oberweis: 'Illinois has had a hostile environment for businesses for long time'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), rages Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) assault on small businesses in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing new.

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Batinick rages Pritzker 's COVID actions 'make life harder' for small business owners

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2020

House Republican Floor Leader, Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield), is at a loss for words in describing the level of damage he thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant for the state.

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McDermed rages Pritzker's small business closures 'have set women back half a century'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 21, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) wonders if things can ever be the same again for the state’s small business industry.“Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve already had a higher small business death rate than a lot of other states and now we see the trend is getting worse,” McDermed told the Will County Gazette.

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Former candidate pushes for accountability in IDES fraud: 'Illinois has marked itself as an easy target'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 12, 2020

With unemployment claims surging due to rising COVID-19 infection rates, former republican House hopeful Rick Laib is pushing for greater safeguards against fraudulent claims in the state’s unemployment security office.“Like any fraudulent claims that are made the individual making the claim must be made accountable,” Laib told the Will County Gazette.

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Former congressional candidate Laib implores Pritzker to leave small businesses alone and 'allow them to function'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 7, 2020

Rick Laib (R), former Illinois 11th Congressional District Republican candidate, fumes Gov. J.B. Pritzker can’t even point to a basis for all the damage he thinks he’s needlessly inflicting on the people of the state.

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Batinick declares 'Mike Madigan is done'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2020

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) breathes a sign of relief thinking about what he believes almost certainly comes next in Springfield.“Mike Madigan is done, the end of his reign is over,” Batincik told the Will County Gazette.

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Laib fumes 'I would like to hear one argument that Mike Madigan should remain House Speaker'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 1, 2020

Former republican House hopeful Rick Laib is pushing Illinois voters to be the change many of them insist they want to see in Springfield, particularly when it comes to putting an end to House Speaker Mike Madigan’s roughly four decades long reign in Springfield.“Madigan's removal will only create the opportunity for different,” Laib told the Will County Gazette of growing talk the state’s longest tenured lawmaker’s days could be numbered.