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Friess argues rival is pawn of embattled House speaker: 'My opponent has shown he will not stand up to Madigan'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 11, 2020

Republican state House candidate David Friess is hoping a new special House committee convened to looking into the conduct of embattled House Speaker Mike Madigan will arrive at the same verdict he has.

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Bailey wants to see feds 'keep the heat on' in inquiry into Springfield Democrats' corruption

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 10, 2020

Following the latest arrest of another former top ComEd executive, state Rep. Darren Bailey is imploring federal investigators now probing Springfield to continue digging in the ongoing investigation in which longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan has also been implicated.

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GOP state House hopeful Jacobs expects any action against embattled speaker will come from federal inquiry

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 10, 2020

Republican state House candidate Paul Jacobs is hoping the six lawmakers assigned to a special House committee simply follow the evidence as they decide whether Speaker Mike Madigan should be disciplined for his alleged role in the ComEd scandal.

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Friess points to UIC study that shows corruption has become "the acceptable means" for Springfield Democrats

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2020

Republican state House hopeful David Friess is convinced Springfield is in need of a complete overhaul.

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Ciampoli insists 'ethics reforms begins and ends' with removal of House speaker

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 5, 2020

Republican state House hopeful Lisa Ciampoli can only see one way forward in Springfield.

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GOP lawmaker Bailey laments 'the Democratic Party now simply stands for corruption'

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 4, 2020

State Rep. Darren Bailey insists he’s left with just one thought upon hearing news that the state’s annual corruption tab now tops $556 million.

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Jacobs hopes voters will put an end to corruption that has long been rampant among Springfield Democrats

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 2, 2020

GOP state House hopeful Paul Jacobs fears a new University of Illinois-Chicago survey that finds corruption costs the state upwards of $556 million each year may only scratch the surface in terms of the real damage being caused.

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Bailey suspects governor's push to vacate Shakman decrees is to 'protect some of his friends and possibly even himself'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 30, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Darren Bailey wonders why Gov. J.B. Pritzker is making his sudden push to remove a federal decree banning patronage hiring in the midst of an ongoing federal probe into a pay-for-play scandal at the highest levels of state government.

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Jacobs warns governor's progressive tax will 'be expanded to all wage earners and ... pensions'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 30, 2020

Republican state House candidate Paul Jacobs has always had an uneasy feeling when it comes to the progressive income tax system Gov. J.B. Pritzker has long sworn by.

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Friess warns voters governor's tax plan 'is a blank check for politicians to spend on whatever they want'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 29, 2020

Republican state House candidate David Friess relishes the thought of being a wildcard in Springfield.

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GOP state House hopeful Ciampoli: 'Nothing will happen with ethics reforms until Mike Madigan is out'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 28, 2020

Republican state House candidate Lisa Ciampoli is taking the one vow she argues will make all the difference.

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GOP state House candidate Ciampoli scores key endorsement from small business advocates

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 23, 2020

Republican state House candidate Lisa Ciampoli has received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses Illinois PAC in her bid for the 112th District seat.

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State House candidate Friess: 'Real ethics reform will never take place as long as Mike Madigan is speaker of the House'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 22, 2020

Republican state House candidate David Friess argues there’s a fundamental reason why a package of ethics reform changes now being proposed by Democratic lawmakers falls short of assuring Springfield will undergo the change it needs.

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Bailey skeptical of ethics reform: As long as Democrats remain in control ... we’ll continue to see the same problems

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 20, 2020

State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is imploring Democrats to “put their money where their mouth is” when it comes to their newfound push for ethics reform legislation.

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GOP candidate Jacobs accuses embattled governor and speaker of 'running Illinois like a dictatorship'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 18, 2020

Republican state House candidate Paul Jacobs finds the ethics reform measures now being proposed by Democrat lawmakers to be woefully lacking given all that’s happening in Springfield.

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State House hopeful Ciampoli calls on Democrat opponent to return $1.95 million received from Madigan

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 13, 2020

Republican state House candidate Lisa Ciampoli is demanding that rival state Rep. Katie Stuart return all the campaign contributions she received from the political organization of embattled House Speaker Mike Madigan.

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Jacobs argues embattled House speaker Madigan maintains too much power in Springfield

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 13, 2020

Republican state House candidate Paul Jacobs laments that special interest groups have come to rule Springfield.

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Republican state House candidate Friess: 'I am running to take away Madigan's power'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 13, 2020

Republican state House candidate David Friess frets everything that’s happened in the aftermath of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan being implicated in an ongoing federal corruption probe screams for the need for change in Springfield.

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Bailey critical of Pritzker's 'regulations and restrictions, coming at the demise of the state economy'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 11, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is criticizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker for putting his personal desires ahead of the welfare of the state's taxpayers.

GOP House candidate Ciampoli warns damage from another one of governor's shutdowns 'will be irreparable'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 5, 2020

Republican state House candidate Lisa Ciampoli easily counts upwards of 20,000 reasons why Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to be more flexible in his COVID-19 approach.