From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Senate Week in Review: February 4 – 8, 2019 SPRINGFIELD — Typically, controversial legislation at the State Capitol is left for the end of the spring session in May, but not this year. Just weeks … Continue reading
Category Archives: Legislator
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Bill Prohibiting State-Funded Sexual Harassment Payoffs Now Law Springfield, IL –Taxpayers in Illinois can now rest easy knowing state money will not be used to protect state legislators from sexual harassment … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune ran an article pointing out the number of state employees who were behind on their income tax filings. Two were legislators on the list. Unnamed for privacy reasons. Now, State Rep. David McSweeney wants to make them … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney seems to be one of the legislators that reporters go for a pithy comment now that Jack Franks has stepped back from the larger arena. The Chicago Tribune is reporting on 312 state employees who have … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney is featured in an article about legislators’ health insurance in an Illinois Network News article. (The Illinois News Network is a part of the Illinois Policy Institute.) The headline is GA health benefits cost taxpayers $1.2 … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor’s Office Statement on Passage of HB 576 SPRINGFIELD – The Governor’s Office has issued the following statement, attributable to Lance Trover, Director of Communications: “Governor Rauner appreciates today’s action in the House … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: Rep. David McSweeney outraged lawmakers are given a pay raise while state still has no budget Lawmaker to give his pay raise to charity organizations Springfield, IL – State Rep. David McSweeney … Continue reading
A Public Health Department bill that was uncontroversial morphed into an automatic legislative pay raise bill under the guidance of House Speaker Mike Madigan. Here’s how the Legislative Digest describes its contents: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends various … Continue reading
An invitation for Algonquin School District 300: Community Invited to D300 Legislative Forum on February 23 at Jacobs High School Community Unit School District 300’s Board Community Engagement Committee will host The District 300 Legislative Forum at Jacobs High School on … Continue reading
A press release from GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner: Rauner Statement on Gov. Quinn Suspending Lawmakers’ Pay Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement regarding Pat Quinn’s plan to suspend lawmakers’ pay: “This would be a good … Continue reading
It’s unlikely that many, if any, current members of the Illinois General Assembly know it, but their delaying pension reform past the end of June benefited about half of their retired colleagues. Who won? Those with birthdays in the first … Continue reading
An invitation from Carpentersville District 300: Please plan to attend and share the news. District 300 students, parents, staff, and community members are encouraged to attend a public forum that will be held next month with municipal leaders and state … Continue reading
An email arrived from the Better Government Association’s Andy Shaw. It announces the unveiling of its data base of state and local governmental pensions. “We’ve updated the BGA Payroll Database of 500,000 government workers with 2012 numbers and, for the first time, … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) is introducing legislation today that will apply the Illinois income tax to visiting legislators from Wisconsin and Indiana. Noting that the Democrats passed legislation to “close corporate loopholes” which resulted in Illinois taxing planes … Continue reading
It’s easy to talk the talk, but of two McHenry County politicians speaking out on pensions and health insurance, only one is walking the walk. He is Republican Joe Walsh. Jack Franks was featured on a front page article of … Continue reading
One of the way lawyers in the General Assembly make money is by attracting clients who have not only a business agenda, but a legislative agenda. Because state law does not require attorneys to list their clients, there’s no central … Continue reading
The following was written by my former colleague Penny Pullen. She serves as state president for Eagle Forum of Illinois and is active in Republicans of Wheeling Township. “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is … Continue reading