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Cain: 'I've always been committed to doing everything I can to make our schools as good as they can be'

By Andy Nghiem | Feb 27, 2023

District 300 School Board candidate Connie Cain is running for a seat on the board in order to increase student progress.

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Ugaste: 'We have to provide long term tax relief for our residents so they can grow and thrive here at home'

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 27, 2022

State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) called for tax relief as Illinoisans face inflation while also dealing with high taxes.

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Illinois' District 300 CFO on 2023 budget: 'This budget is designed to support our students to discover, innovate and succeed'

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 15, 2022

Jennifer Porter, chief financial officer of Community Unit School District 300, recently presented a final overview of the 2023 budget for the school board's approval.

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Illinois' District 300 superintendent thanks staff members for 30-plus years of 'tremendous dedication to our students and to our community'

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 15, 2022

The District 300 Board of Education recently recognized teachers and staff from throughout the district for 30 or more years of service.

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Illinois' District 300 School Board gives positive updates on various events throughout district

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 15, 2022

Public School District 300 board members recently gave several "good news" updates on happenings throughout the district.

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Ugaste: 'These indictments continue to be a disgrace to our General Assembly'

By Andy Nghiem | Sep 22, 2022

Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) said bribery charges against Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) is a continuation of the pattern of corruption in the Democratic party.

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Ugaste: 'More than half of the federal relief funds meant to assist out-of-work Illinoisans was lost to fraud'

By Andy Nghiem | Sep 1, 2022

State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker for the failures of the Illinois Department of Employment Security during the pandemic.

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Syverson: 'Time to Make the Donuts'

By Andy Nghiem | Aug 25, 2022

Illinois state Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) recently helped the fire district make doughnuts at the Boone County Fair

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Kaneland Schools Superintendent proposes ideas for 'student representation to a board'

By Andy Nghiem | Jul 31, 2022

School District 302 Superintendent Todd Leden recently shared different options to have student representation on the school board.

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Batavia School District on allegations of harassment in schools: 'We do follow up on every incident'

By Andy Nghiem | Jul 9, 2022

Superintendent of Batavia School District Dr. Lisa Hichens recently responded to allegations from students and parents that harassment in schools has gone unchanged throughout the past school year.

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Community group 'profoundly disappointed' with school board's vote on superintendent's contract

By Andy Nghiem | Jun 27, 2022

The community group Parents and Taxpayers for Children is expressing its disappointment in the U-46 school board's decision to prematurely extend the contract of Superintendent Tony Sanders.

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'State's Attorneys are voicing concerns about more violent criminals roaming free': Keicher opposes the SAFE-T Act

By Andy Nghiem | May 29, 2022

Illinois State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is calling attention to the proposed SAFE-T Act which aims to abolish the state's cash bail system.

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Ugaste: 'The safety of our residents should be a top priority for lawmakers every day'

By Andy Nghiem | May 25, 2022

State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is calling out Illinois Democrats for scrambling to pass anti-crime legislation after passing the SAFE-T Act last year.

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Ugaste on Illinois' third-most corrupt U.S. state ranking: 'We have the power to end the culture of corruption in Illinois'

By Andy Nghiem | May 21, 2022

A new report ranks Illinois as the third-most corrupt state in the country, and state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is calling for ethics reform to end the state's culture of corruption.

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Irvin on LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID outbreak: 'J.B. Pritzker needs to accept responsibility'

By Andy Nghiem | May 11, 2022

Richard Irvin (R), mayor of Aurora, condemned Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) for failure to take action that led to dozens of deaths at a state-run veterans' home.

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Illinois Senator DeWitte: 'Who do the Dems think is going to pay for this?'

By Andy Nghiem | Apr 26, 2022

Illinois State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is criticizing the methods that state Democrats used to get new legislation passed that would expand Medicaid coverage for undocumented noncitizens.

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'Right man at the right place and the right time': activist Vivian Maly endorses Noverini for state Supreme Court

By Andy Nghiem | Jan 31, 2022

Illinois Supreme Court candidate Judge John Noverini recently had an opportunity to address the attendees at a showing of the film “Unplanned” at a Sanctity of Human Life event.

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DeWitte co-sponsors bill to boost ethics laws, 'further empower' an LIG office that remains empty

By Andy Nghiem | Jan 11, 2022

State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is co-sponsoring legislation to strengthen ethics laws for Illinois legislators.

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Ugaste cautious about Illinois bill labeling violence versus police hate crime; pushes 'enforcing the laws we have'

By Andy Nghiem | Dec 14, 2021

State Rep. Dan Ugaste recently voiced his opinion on proposed legislation that would make violence against police officers a hate crime in the state of Illinois.

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Keicher urges Pritzker to pay down unemployment deficit with federal aid: 'We have the money just sitting there'

By Andy Nghiem | Sep 22, 2021

Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to use federal funding to repay the federal loans the state took out to replenish its COVID-depleted unemployment trust fund.