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From Prairie State Wire

Illinois home values show little growth compared to neighbors, rest of U.S., Wirepoints reports

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois ranked near the bottom in average U.S. home values over a 12-year period ending in 2017, according to a new Wirepoints report.

From Grundy Reporter

Rep. Parkhurst extends deadline for fall interns

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has extended the deadline for those wanting to learn the inner workings of her operation.

From Prairie State Wire

GOP chair Schneider wants answers from Speaker Madigan as probe reveals payments to former aide

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding answers from House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the wake of an ongoing criminal probe where several people with close ties to the longtime Democratic leader have already been implicated.

From Prairie State Wire

Onetime primary opponent says legal case against Madigan is strong, 2016 'fraud' will be revealed

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Jason Gonzales insists that his legal stand against Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is about much more than losing a 2016 Democratic primary at the hands of the Illinois House Speaker's powerful political machine.

Rep. Bennett offers support to flood victims

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 23, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Watseka) is taking a stand for communities affected by flooding throughout the state.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives to run in 6th District Republican primary

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

For former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), her recent decision to run in 2020 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District comes down to her love for America.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives sets sights on GOP bid in 6th Congressional District

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.

From Grundy Reporter

Rep. Parkhurst to hold job fair July 19

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has scheduled her 2019 Job Fair on July 19 in Kankakee.

GOP activist laments statewide gas-tax effect: 'Getting back and forth to work just got harder'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 10, 2019

Iroquois County Board member Barb Offill jokes that things have become so dysfunctional in Springfield, it may take an otherworldly act to return the state to sanity.

From Kane County Reporter

Skillicorn, GOP colleagues introduce Heartbeat Bill

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a group of GOP lawmakers introducing House Bill 3850 that would repeal the Reproductive Health Act recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints calls out Pritzker for doubling state's gas tax, breaking promise to middle class

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois state lawmakers have a dubious history of subjecting residents to gas tax hikes, but the recent doubling of the state gas tax to 38 cents per gallon seems to have taken things to an entirely new level.

From Prairie State Wire

ISRA alerts members about 'anti-gun nature' of Bloomberg organization's event coming to Marion

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard A. Pearson recently shared a bulletin with members alerting them to be on the lookout for anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment groups funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that will be misrepresenting themselves as organizations promoting community safety.

Parkhurst presented with Community Leader Award for work in fighting opioid crisis

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 5, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has been awarded the Community Leader Award by the Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center for her work in alleviating the area’s ongoing opioid crisis.

From Kane County Reporter

Skillicorn files bill to 'end the war on fireworks'

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) wants to see Independence Day become a time when locals are allowed to take full advantage of more of their liberties.

Budget provision for teachers union another step toward state's ruin, Iroquois County official says

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 27, 2019

Iroquois County Board member Barbara Offill points to a provision in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recently passed state budget as a clear illustration of just how little consideration Springfield lawmakers are giving to the common Illinois taxpayer.

From Prairie State Wire

Federal probe into Pritzker's 'scheme to defraud' could land him in unfortunate company, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP Chairman Schneider thinks 'tax-hiking hypocrite' Pritzker should look in the fiscal mirror

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

From Prairie State Wire

Coming up short: Illinois Policy Institute picks apart Pritzker's 'false promise'

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

From McHenry Times

Rauschenberger says Skillicorn is 'right fighter for the 14th' District

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger is all in on the idea of Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) being in Washington, D.C. representing the 14th District.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois need look no further than neighbors to see examples of fiscal responsibility

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.