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Rep. Windhorst votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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Windhorst: Democrats ‘have now blown past their self-imposed deadline to pass a budget and wrap up the session’
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) shared his disappointment The Illinois General Assembly will be heading into an extended session May 24-26 after not meeting a budget deadline of May 19.
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Serin: Resolution honors brave firefighter who 'died doing what he loved'
A resolution renaming a section of Illinois Route 148 for a firefighter who died in the line of duty passed the Illinois House unanimously.
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Severin: 'This week marks three weeks of (the) legislative session remaining'
Representative Dave Severin is calling for weeks focused on legislative action for his state.
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Niemerg honors the life, work of DEA agent Michael Garbo
Michael Garbo, a former Drug Enforcement Administration supervisory special agent, died after pulling over a passenger on an Amtrak train in Arizona; now, Rep. Adam Niemerg wanted to honor the agent’s service.
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'Let the people decide': Niemerg calls for fair maps ballot measure
Illinois' now-passed partisan redistricting that produced blatantly unfair maps illustrates that the majority who want fair maps need to speak louder, a downstate freshman state representative said.
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Windhorst 'opposed' to legislation that lowers the age to detain a minor in Illinois
Rep. Patrick Windhorst indicated he plans to oppose a bill that would allow children under the age of 13 to be detained pretrial the same way that they can be held if they've been convicted.
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Elected Chicago school board plan moves in House, but 'there's a bill in the Senate' that may come to the House
The lower chamber of the Illinois General Assembly approved legislation that would change the way members of the Chicago school board are chosen to the body, a vote that basically came down to party lines with no Republican expressing support.
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Niemerg: Bill limiting legislative leadership terms is 'just the beginning' of change for Illinois
A bill aimed at preventing another Illinois lawmaker from a decades-long run in a leadership role, such as former Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) who was House speaker for 36 years, by putting a 10-year cap on the position has passed the House of Representatives.
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Illinois voters are ‘tired of tax increases’ as Democratic leadership looks at options to tackle pension issues
Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) said he wonders what it will take for Democrats in Springfield to get the message of how voters feel about progressive income taxing.
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Jacobs: 'It is a great thing' Madigan resident his Illinois House seat
Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) isn’t quite sure what to make of Mike Madigan’s sudden House exit just yet.
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Niemerg calls Madigan's resignation 'good' for Illinois, wants to see federal investigations move forward
With Mike Madigan’s resignation from the Illinois House, state Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) said now the real drama begins.
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Bailey on Madigan's exit: 'Anytime change comes to Springfield it's a good thing'
In his mind, Rep. Darren Bailey believes Mike Madigan probably felt he had little choice but to walk away from his 22nd District House seat after being replaced as the speaker.
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Niemerg claims Welch's new House rules 'not serving the [Illinois] people well'
Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) said the new House rules installed under Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) set the state up for more of the heartbreak and failure it endured under Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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'We have to take the mass exodus' seriously: Illinois lawmaker jacobs
A Carbondale lawmaker said that Illinois should be a destination for corporations and job-seekers, but isn’t because of politicians are getting serious “about solving” a high rate of residents leaving the state.
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Jacobs hoping to see Springfield 'totally free' of Madigan's influence
With Rep. Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) out as House speaker, Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) hopes for a new direction under different leadership.
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Bailey elated to see Madigan out as speaker, 'It's certainly something we've been looking forward to' in Illinois
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has a wait-and-see attitude when evaluating what changes Mike Madigan’s ouster as House speaker means for Springfield.
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Jacobs suggests Illinois is 'being over-mitigated' when it comes to COVID-19
Newly-minted state Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 related actions will cause more harm than good.
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Bailey says not wearing mask that caused May removal from House floor done 'on behalf of the people of Illinois'
Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey says he has no regrets about the scene he sparked in Springfield last month that led to him being removed from the first legislative session members convened for since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rep. who sued over COVID-19 orders removed from House for refusal to wear mask
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) was ordered removed from the first formal gathering of House members in more than two months on Wednesday after he refused to wear a face covering during the session.