May 29, 2017 | Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday after the House voted to pass Senate Bill 8, a package of reforms negotiated by Gov. Bruce Rauner to help streamline acquisition of goods and services, reducing costs to the state:...
May 26, 2017 | Yingling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Building upon his momentum of recently passing a comprehensive property tax relief package and government consolidation measure in the House, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, is carrying new legislation to expand consolidation efforts....
May 26, 2017 | Hoffman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As Illinois has gone an unprecedented period of time with no budget, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, is encouraging Gov. Bruce Rauner to return to the bargaining table and seek common ground with Democratic legislators in order to end the budget impasse....
May 26, 2017 | Turner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago, recently introduced legislation to provide much needed funding for violence prevention programs in Chicago and across the state. “There are many factors that cause violence to increase,” Turner said. “However, we cannot...
May 26, 2017 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Police and prosecutors will be able to charge child sexual predators at any time under legislation passed by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, closing a loophole that allowed disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to avoid...