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Naperville mayor argues 'minimal, if any, impact' of masking doesn't justify Illinois mandate

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2021

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico argues that data supports his push to end the state’s mask mandate.

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Rezin attends White House signing of national infrastructure bill; $17 billion earmarked for Illinois

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 21, 2021

Republican state Sen. Sue Rezin was among those in attendance at the White House on Nov. 15 when Pres. Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion bipartisan federal infrastructure deal.

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Curran seeks answers regarding 'alarming appearance of a retaliatory discharge'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 17, 2021

State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) is pushing to get to the bottom of the theft case centered on former Illinois State Police Merit Board chief financial officer Jenny Thornley and the termination of Jack Garcia, the board's executive director.

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Hastings aims to 'reshape the transportation sector' in Illinois by courting electric vehicle manufacturing

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 12, 2021

State Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Frankfort) is hoping to soon be able to call a greener Illinois home.

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Rezin: 'Important legislation should be vetted and given proper time'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is hoping to break the monotony of what she’s feeling heading into another Springfield veto session.

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Batinick opposes changes to Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would clear path for vaccine, mask mandates

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 30, 2021

Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is convinced most voters stand with him when it comes to his opposition to amendments being made to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

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'Things need to make sense to people:': Batinick challenges Pritzker's pandemic policies

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 28, 2021

House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick is pushing for lawmakers in Springfield to take on the role he argues voters across the state elected them to have when it comes to the state’s direction.

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Durkin: 'We have a state's attorney that is looking the other direction'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 24, 2021

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Spring) argues all the evidence is in when it comes to how badly change to the system is needed in the way crimes are investigated and prosecuted in Cook County.

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Curran: 'This measure brings accountability to the criminal charging process in Cook County'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 24, 2021

State Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is working to ensure that law enforcement has a fair playing field in the war on crime.

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Rezin: 'This issue goes beyond the typical pro-life vs. pro-choice debate'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 24, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) views her position against the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA) as taking a stand for parents everywhere.

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Parents, leaders at Joliet Township High School District 204 appalled by violence

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 15, 2021

The Joliet Township High School Board recently held a special meeting to address the problem of violence across the district.

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'We are so close': Rezin celebrates YMCA Morris progress, other 38th District triumphs

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 10, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is pressing forward with YMCA Morris building plans.“We are so close to our fundraising goal to start building,” Rezin recently posted on Twitter.

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Rezin: Pritzker 'has broken his promise to the people of Illinois twice'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 6, 2021

State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is pointing out to voters that Gov. J.B. Pritzker can't be trusted to stand by his own words.

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Durkin blasts IDES for 'insulting Illinois residents' by demanding thousands in unemployment assistance be repaid

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 29, 2021

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin is demanding that the Pritzker administration take responsibility for its shortcomings during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, in particular surrounding unemployment assistance.

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Plainfield GOP chair Fontana 'Our mission is to re-energize and define the Republican Party'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 29, 2021

Plainfield Township Republican Organization chair Dale Fontana has no doubts about who the people his group seeks to support are.

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Joliet taxpayers could face 'staggering' costs as teacher contracts expire, watchdog warns

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 28, 2021

Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is warning Joliet taxpayers about teacher contracts in the city’s school districts spinning out of control.

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Rezin praises Tangled Roots Brewing for showing at Great American Beer Festival

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 27, 2021

State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is toasting the Tangled Roots Brewery following its award-winning showing in the recent Great American Beer Festival.

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Rezin aims to 'publicly chastise' Illinois School Board over mask mandate enforcement

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 25, 2021

Republican state Sen. Sue Rezin wants Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) officials to know they’re on the clock in school masking debate.

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Rezin: Mask mandate denies schools 'basic right of due process'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 18, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is speaking out against what she sees as bureaucratic overreach in the ongoing mask mandate debate.

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Glenbard North principal Mensik: 'We will continue to follow this mandate'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 15, 2021

Glenbard North High School principal John Mensik vows school officials will continue operating as they have on the COVID-19 front after a teacher was forced to resign after verbally abusing a student he felt was wearing his mask improperly.