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Financial CHOICE Act good for banks, ends bailouts, Hultgren says

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 13, 2017

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) cheered the House passage of the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act on June 8, according to a press release.

All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 9, 2017

Lawmakers have spent very little time in their seats, but at least they got to have play time, Austin Berg wrote on the Illinois Policy Institute website recently.

General Assembly gives itself another month to reach budget accord

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 8, 2017

The General Assembly will meet in a continuous session through June to try to put a budget in place for the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

Wheeler says posts prove point: Taxes are killing Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 7, 2017

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) said the responses he got to a Facebook post on Illinois’ high property taxes say everything that needs to be said about the exodus of residents from the state.

Hultgren praises choice of Mueller to head probe looking for U.S. election-Russia link

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 5, 2017

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller will uncover the truth about Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) said in a statement recently.

Madigan rep says Democratic gubernatorial candidates toe the line on tax increase

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 1, 2017

All of the Democrats hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 are backing Speaker of the House Michael Madigan's budget goal of raising taxes rather than enacting reforms, a Madigan spokesman told the Chicago Tribune recently.

Wheeler calls on state's top legal officer to compel lawmakers to adopt revenue estimate

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) and 39 of his House colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Lisa Madigan recently, asking her to compel the General Assembly to adopt a revenue estimate as the first step toward reaching a budget agreement.

Republican deputy announces candidacy for Kane County sheriff

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Sgt. Kevin Tindall has thrown his Republican hat into the ring for Kane County sheriff, where he will face off against Democrats Lt. Willie Mayes and Sgt. Ron Hain, according to a report from the Kane County Chronicle.

Hultgren thanks police as 'selfless protectors' of every day

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) honored law enforcement officers from the House floor on Friday.

Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

Hultgren calls vote for health care act a way out of 'status quo'

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 14, 2017

Passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is a first necessary step to get Illinoisans and all Americans out of the mess that is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren said while defending his vote for the bill's House passage.

War hero, ex-CIA boss Petraeus to speak at Chicago fundraiser

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 5, 2017

Ret. Gen. David Petraeus, perhaps best known for leading the American military efforts in Iraq under Presdent George W. Bush, will provide the keynote address at the 6th Annual Navy Seal Foundation's "Chicago Evening of Tribute," a fundraising event that supports Naval Special Warfare (NSW) families.