Statement from Speaker Madigan

Jun 15, 2017 | Budget, Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement, Thursday: “We have stated unequivocally that a resolution to the governor’s budget crisis—which has resulted in eight credit downgrades and tripled the state’s debt—must be our top...

Harper Joins Colleagues to Urge Rauner to Protect Environment

Jun 15, 2017 | Harper

CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is joining her colleagues in calling on Gov. Rauner to join the U.S. Climate Alliance that New York, California and Washington states have joined to take proactive steps in protecting the environment. “President Trump was...

D’Amico Pledges Support for Paris Climate Agreement

Jun 15, 2017 | D'Amico

CHICAGO – To show that Illinois is committed to combating the grave threat posed by global warming, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, signed onto a letter urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to add Illinois as a state that will continue to uphold the standards set out in the...

Halpin Urges Renewed Budget Negotiation

Jun 15, 2017 | Halpin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to statements that the Senate’s work was finished and they don’t need to return to the bargaining table, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, released the following statement: “We are now well over 700 days into this disastrous budget...