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Batinick welcomes Madigan's departure as 'new day in Springfield'
With the end of the Mike Madigan era, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) can start to see the possibilities in Springfield.
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Laib: 'this should be insulting to voters' in response to Illinois Dems potential push for new tax
Rick Laib hopes Illinois voters feel as outraged as he does by the latest Democratic potential proposal in Springfield about the state’s tax front.
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Will County official calls Madigan 'detrimental' to Illinois 'from the very start'
Will County Board member Steve Balich believes residents can finally exhale with Mike Madigan now out of power.
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Will County official refers to new Illinois House speaker as 'little Mike Madigan'
A Will County board member called the new House speaker a "little Mike Madigan."
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Laib: Madigan's resignation should be a 'wakeup call that he was able to remain in office for so long' to Illinois
A former Republican Congressional House candidate said that Mike Madigan's tenure should "be a wakeup call."
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With Madigan out, Illinois has 'a lot of work to do to recover,' McCullagh claims
With Mike Madigan now out of the mix in Springfield, former Republican Senate candidate Thomas McCullagh said the hard work begins in terms of rebuilding Illinois.
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Batinick: Springfield 'making government more expensive and the state less safe'
Republican House Floor Leader Mark Batinick believed that Illinois' dwindling population still hasn't hit rock-bottom.
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Fricilone on Madigan: 'I think he knows his time is over' leading Illinois
The political and legal pressures power-broker Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) faces could result in his resignation from the House in the "next few months," a former Republican Congressional candidate said.
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Oberweis hopes Madigan's ouster puts 'partisan differences aside for the good of the state'
Former Illinois Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) hopes the ouster of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan will pave the way for Springfield to become the place he thinks it was intended to be.
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Batinick cheers Madigan's ouster, insists 'you have to pay attention to all the scandals'
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) suspects Democrats may have grown tired of trying to avoid what was directly staring them in the face when they ousted Mike Madigan as Illinois House Speaker.
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Batinick: 'Corrupt nature of Springfield' is biggest problem holding Illinois back
Illinois Republican House Floor Leader Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is worried that the worse may still be yet to come for the state's long sagging economy.
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Rep. McDermed: 'People are tired of one-man rule and restrictions that don’t fit their situation'
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) isn’t surprised to see Gov. J.B. Pritzker losing control of a situation she argues he should have never been put in to begin with.
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Batinick supports a regionalized approach to coronavirus pandemic
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks a return to life as normal for state residents starts with lawmakers making a return to Springfield.
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McDermed says discussion needs to start happening about opening businesses while still maintaining social distance
Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) is asking lawmakers to use all the ammunition at their disposal in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bartinick says conversations about reopening state's economy need to happen 'before it's too late'
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is convinced timing is of essence in the state’s battle to rebound from the crippling coronavirus crisis.
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McDermed: Republicans trying to put together economy jump-start package to help with coronavirus hit
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) dreams of the day she and her Republican colleagues can put their plan in action.
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Batinick launches Helping Hands, mobile food pantry to help with coronavirus crisis
With the state still in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has jump-started a mobile food pantry in his 97th District designed to help those most in need.
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Batinick says lawmakers should 'be doing whatever we can' to 'rescue Illinois' during coronavirus crisis
Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) thinks a group of downstate lawmakers now pushing Gov. J.B. Pritzker to enact policy they proposed as critical to the state’s coronavirus recovery are on the right path.
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McDermed questions if progressive tax proposal will stall recession recovery
State Rep. Margo McDermed, R-Mokena, has always felt Gov. J.B. Pritzker's push for a progressive tax system left more questions than it provided answers.
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Batinick says state's placement on WalletHub's property tax list 'not a good honor to have'
Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, takes exception with a new WalletHub report that concludes the state now has the second-highest property taxes in the country behind only New Jersey.