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GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going

By Hoang Tran | May 19, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.

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State senators tout 'Taxpayer Bargain' budget plan

By Hoang Tran | Apr 19, 2017

State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) have unveiled a Taxpayer Bargain budget plan they say calls for spending reductions, protections for elementary and secondary education, pension reform, restructuring and legislative accountability.

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Durkin demands Democratic help ending budget crisis

By Hoang Tran | Apr 10, 2017

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is urging Democrats in Springfield to work with his party to formulate reforms to get Illinois back on track.

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Rauner grateful for House GOP support of pension reform bill

By Hoang Tran | Apr 2, 2017

Several Republican representatives will announce their support for a comprehensive pension reform bill that is meant to improve the pension problems in the state, including the pension crisis in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said on Friday.

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Pro-life advocate slams bill to loosen laws against public funding of abortions

By Hoang Tran | Dec 5, 2016

A bill in the General Assembly would allow the state to offer abortions for Medicaid recipients and state employees on state-run health insurance, and many opponents of the legislation, HB 4013, are arguing that the state is indirectly using taxpayer money to kill children.

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Will County clerk won't tolerate voter fraud

By Hoang Tran | Oct 24, 2016

Nancy Schultz Voots, county clerk for Will County, will not tolerate voting fraud in her county. Her statement comes in light of recent allegations of voting fraud and bribery in Kankakee County.

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Kolber applauds Maine's efforts at welfare reform

By Hoang Tran | Aug 22, 2016

Illinois should follow the example of Maine in regards to welfare reform, said candidate Vincent Kolber.

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Kolber believes that Illinois should have access to federal bankruptcy courts

By Hoang Tran | Aug 22, 2016

Vincent Kolber, Republican candidate running for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District, said he believes that Illinois should have access to federal bankruptcy courts due to its financial situation.

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Kolber says Illinois' economic model is broken

By Hoang Tran | Aug 19, 2016

The financial crisis in Illinois found temporary solace in a stopgap measure passed at the beginning of July, and while many are relieved that vital services such as education are being funded, others are weary of the battle of the wills happening at the capital.

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GOP Congressional candidate analyzes 'No Budget, No Pay' conundrum

By Hoang Tran | Aug 19, 2016

State Rep. Robert Martwick of Chicago set off a firestorm of controversy when he commented on State Rep. Jaime Andrade, of the 40th District, working for Uber as a means to support his family due to a delay of payments to lawmakers by Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger because the budget impasse.