Illinois House Of Representatives
Recent News About Illinois House Of Representatives
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Karina Villa wins House District 49 race
Karina Villa of the Democratic Party has been declared the winner in the House District 49 race against Republican Tonia Khouri.
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Moeller wins House District 43 race
Democrat Anna Moeller has been declared the winner in the House District 43 race against Republican Andrew Cuming.
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From Kendall County Times
Wheeler wins House District 50 race
Republican Keith Wheeler has been declared the winner in the House District 50 race against Democrat James Leslie.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Wehrli reminds House that everyone wants 'to do what is right by our veterans'
Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) rebuked Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) for insinuating that Gov. Bruce Rauner did not help with the upcoming rehabilitation of the Quincy Veterans’ Home.
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Andersson, Pritchard vote ‘yes’ in House ERA vote
Illinois State Reps. Steven Andersson (R-Geneva) and Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.
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Ugaste: Property tax to address pension woes would cause more out-migration
Dan Ugaste is desperate to preserve Illinois as the state he’s always prided himself on calling home.
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Republican lawmakers question Democratic-sponsored title insurance measure
Possibly preempting federal law to bar bifurcated title insurance is questionable, according to three Republican lawmakers.
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From Prairie State Wire
House unanimously passes workplace safety bill for healthcare professionals
Workplace safety for healthcare professionals is a priority for the state House of Representatives.
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Ugaste: GOP policies make doing business easier in Illinois
Dan Ugaste is convinced lawmakers in Illinois have allowed the state to become an equal-opportunity nuisance for businesses.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill to erase marijuana possession convictions from criminal records shot down by House
A bill that would erase marijuana possession convictions from criminal records was rejected recently in the House.
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From North Cook News
House bill to create female-based council raises questions from GOP lawmakers
A bill to form a female-based council to provide research support and public policy on issues affecting females had three GOP lawmakers questioning how such an assembly deals with abortion law and gender definition and equality.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Dems' lowest bidder small business bill fails
A lowest-bidder for small business bill failed by four votes at the April 27 House floor debate.
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Legislation regarding preschool absenteeism sparks House debate
Yelling echoed in the House chamber during floor debate of HB5771, which would allow for the collection and review of chronic absence data in state block grant funded preschools.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
After more than four hours of debate, House passes bills covering education, water systems, voter data
Creating and altering bills on education, public and private water systems, and election data privacy drove the April 19 House floor debate into hours of discussion.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP lawmakers love the idea of transparency, but question statewide pension hearing broadcast proposal
Broadcasting retirement system or pension fund hearings in real time and archiving the recorded video on a website for public access is a great idea, but not necessarily feasible to some GOP lawmakers.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
House backs disconnection measure called unneeded, seen as special deal for one suburb
Fixing what is not broken for one taxing district is just special Democratic-sponsored legislation in the eyes of three GOP state representatives.
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Ugaste sees flat-tax increase idea as a recipe for disaster
Dan Ugaste thinks the idea of increasing the state’s flat tax rate with an eye toward a graduated income tax is a recipe for disaster.