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Rep. Bailey speaks out in favor of bill to ban private compensation of state employees

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) had reservations from the moment when Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced last year that he would personally double the salaries of some of his senior staffers.

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2020

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Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady said to have voiced private support for abortion funding, gun control legislation

By W.J. Kennedy | 6 days ago

Former high-level aides to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has revealed that Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) told the then governor he was right for signing HB 40 in September 2017, the law requiring Medicaid funding of abortions. At a separate meeting, Brady also recommended that the governor sign gun control bills should they reach his desk.

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'Bungled' task force process will not stop Rep. Windhorst from fighting for property tax reform

By Glenn Minnis | 8 days ago

Despite the wasted efforts of a governor-appointed task force created to address the state's runaway property taxes, Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) remains determined to find a solution.

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Rep. Bailey urges GOP colleagues to be 'ready to go' in hopes of a climate change

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 13, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) believes the property tax relief task force recently assembled by Gov. J.B. Pritzker did exactly what it was intended to do.

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Rep. Windhorst stands up for legal gun owners in wake of massive misappropriation of funds

By Glenn Minnis | 15 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) is among a growing list of legal gun-ownership supporters demanding fairer treatment in Illinois after reports that millions in funds went missing from a program meant for the state police to help facilitate gun registrations.

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Taxes, policy and complacency fueling the exodus, Rep. Bailey says

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 6, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is more convinced than ever that Republicans will need to take drastic measures in order slow the nation's highest population loss over the last decade.

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The only surprise about impeachment proceedings, Rep. Bailey says, is that Democrats may lose it all in the end

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 23, 2019

While many Americans are experiencing varying degrees of shock at how far the impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump have been allowed to go, Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) admits he is not particularly surprised.

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Rep. Windhorst ready for action as ethics and lobbying reform task force convenes Monday in Chicago

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

The first meeting of the newly created Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform is scheduled for Monday at the Bilandic Building in Chicago, and Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) can hardly wait to get to work.

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Wave of new state laws will only serve to drive more people away, Rep. Bailey says

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 17, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) insists the majority of his Springfield colleagues are going about things counterintuitively by continuing to fill the books with new laws that are only serving to add disorder to an already disorderly state government.

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Rep. Windhorst urges municipalities to consider parks and recreation grants

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is reminding local government units that a Parks and Recreation Family Construction Grants (PARC) deadline is fast approaching.

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Rep. Bailey hopeful that Madigan probes may lead to 'something drastic' in the way of ethics reform

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2019

With reports that federal investigators may be ratcheting up their probe of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) holds out greater hope for the future.

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ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

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New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

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Corruption reform may require 'a whole new Springfield,' Rep. Bailey says

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2019

Illinois House Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) contends that retiring state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) is just one example of the state being "morally destitute."

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Congressional candidate Ives vows to assert her contempt for political corruption at the national level

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is vowing to continue to be a thorn in the side of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).

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Illinois GOP calls for 'Democratic leaders to speak up' in light of new missteps by a Madigan associate

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party is wondering how much longer longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) can feign ignorance with the strong scent of corruption swirling all around him.

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Rep. Windhorst appointed to new ethics-reform commission

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Freshman Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) has been appointed to the newly created Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform.

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Sen. Righter backs bill for lobbying restrictions to help fight state's 'culture of corruption'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 25, 2019

Illinois state Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is pushing a proposal that would ban state legislators from working as paid lobbyists.

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Regulations, taxes stifle business growth in Illinois, studies show

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 25, 2019

Freshmen Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) sometimes wonders whether it's the high taxes or the stifling regulations that do more damage to Illinois' reputation among businesses.

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Rep. Bailey: Trump economy gives Illinois a jumpstart

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 25, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is crediting the Trump administration for indications of a long-overdue economic turnaround here in Illinois.