The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Will County during the week of May 13.

On Saturday night the Illinois House passed a massive $40 billion dollar state capital plan.

Illinois State House District 38 issued the following announcement on June 1. State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Olympia Fields, released the following statement regarding the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s regularly scheduled spring session: “During my first legislative session as a state representative, my commitment has been to strengthen the middle class and fight to help Illinois recover from four years of destruction at the hands of former Governor Bruce Rauner.

State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, supported a massive slate of legislation this session, which included numerous measures to expand economic opportunities for the middle class, make health care affordable for millions of Illinoisans and relieve the tax burden on Illinois’ middle class.

Republican state Rep. Grant Wehrli (Naperville) has just about had enough of Springfield’s smoke and mirrors.

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Will County during the week of May 20.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.

Republican House floor leader Mark Batinick (Plainfield) takes some solace in the resistance his party put up against the state’s new $40 billion spending plan.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

House Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) said lawmakers are doubling down on failed policies and will tax the middle class with the graduated income tax structure during Monday's session.

An advocate for victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, and a constituent in freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's (D-Naperville) 14th Congressional District, said he was shocked by the lawmaker's "vile remarks" during a recent House Homeland Security Committee budget hearing in Washington D.C.

Michele Smith has been happily managing the workforce development department at Joliet Junior College (JJC) for over a year.

Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Frankfort) recently supported a bill that would make some technical changes to Illinois' Limited Liability Company Act and return it back to its original form from nearly a decade ago.

State Senator Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) passed a bill to repeal a decades-old law that prevents Illinois from taking action to address harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

House Speaker Michael Madigan used his absolute power over the legislative process to move legislation to the floor on Friday that exchanges Illinois’ constitutionally mandated flat income tax with a progressive tax.