Will County Gazette

Plainfield eighth-grader creates face shields for health care workers

By Kyla Asbury | May 25, 2020

An eighth-grade student at Aux Sable Middle School in Plainfield is creating face shields using his personal 3D printer for the nurses at a local hospital.

Beautification grant will be transferred to help Joliet retailers and restaurants

By Kyla Asbury | May 25, 2020

A grant to help support businesses in Joliet that have suffered due to COVID-19 has been announced by the Joliet City Center Partnership.

Joliet's Amazon facility remains open through COVID-19 crisis

By Kyla Asbury | May 9, 2020

Amazon's distribution center in Joliet will remain open despite having an employee who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Patch reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal

By Kyla Asbury | 4 years ago

Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week

From Prairie State Wire

Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

A bipartisan group of legislators and policy watchdogs met Thursday to discuss their commitment to bringing fair district mapping to state and local politics throughout Illinois.

From Prairie State Wire

Republican leaders would have liked more from Pritzker's speech, but will run with 'spirit of collaboration'

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

While House and Senate Republicans were critical of many aspects of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address on Wednesday, most remain hopeful that he was sincere about bringing about a spirit of bipartisan collaboration.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Republicans want House to focus on tax reform, ethics and fair maps in 2020

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

House Republicans in Illinois want to focus on ethics, tax reform and fair maps during the 2020 legislative session.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Wehrli questions panelists at committee hearing on ethics about lobbying

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) questioned panelists during a joint committee hearing discussing ethics and lobbying reform on Wednesday.

House Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with farce of a property tax task force

By Kyla Asbury | Jan 10, 2020

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) held a press conference this week to discuss the legislation's failure to make any real progress toward property tax relief.

Rep. Batinick votes on two education bills

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 8, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) voted on two education bills in Springfield this week.

From Prairie State Wire

Americans for Prosperity-Illinois urges passage of License to Work Act

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) recently held a press conference to show its support for a senate bill that would end the practice of suspending state motorists' driver's licenses for non-driving offenses.

From DuPage Policy Journal

GOP Lawmakers urge passage of ethics resolution

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) held a press conference last week to address corruption in the state legislature and how to combat it.

From DuPage Policy Journal

House Democrats stall Rep. Durkin's ethylene oxide bill

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin's (R-Western Springs) bill involving ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions is stuck in committee after every Democrat in the House Energy & Environment Committee voted "present."

From DuPage Policy Journal

House Mental Health Committee hears testimony about banning flavored liquids for e-cigarettes

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) questioned why THC products are not in the conversation about a possible ban on flavored e-cigarette liquids during an Illinois House of Representatives Mental Health Committee hearing last week.

From Prairie State Wire

House Republicans oppose freight train bill

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

The Illinois House passed a bill last week that requires two-person crews on freight trains when crossing through Illinois.

From Kankakee Times

Parkhurst urges reform, not graduated tax rates

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

House Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) said Illinois needs reform, not a new tax system.

From Illinois Valley Times

Welter says graduated income tax amendment 'sends the wrong message' to Illinoisans

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

House Rep. David A. Welter (R-Morris) said Illinoisans don't trust the government and the graduated income tax structure would make that even worse.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Wehrli says graduated income tax is 'kicking the can down the road'

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

House Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) asked House members to vote no on a constitutional amendment that would change the income tax structure in Illinois from a flat tax to a graduated tax.

Durkin to House Dems on graduated income tax amendment vote: 'Take responsibility for this mess'

By Kyla Asbury | May 31, 2019

House Republican Speaker Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) asked Democrats to take responsibility for their actions during Monday's vote on the graduated income tax constitutional amendment.

Batinick says income tax proposal is part of a parade of 'anti-growth' bills

By Kyla Asbury | May 31, 2019

House Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) called the graduated income tax proposal an "anti-growth" bill while speaking on the House floor Monday during the session.