State Rep. Ford Reacts to Governor’s Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address Wednesday: “As we begin the budgeting process, we have to focus on investing in critically-needed services that did not receive the...

Hoffman Responds to Governor’s Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In the moments after Gov. Pritzker’s Budget Address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly, State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, issued the following statement: “The past four years of budgetary carnage caused by Bruce Rauner resulted in...

Statement from Speaker Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Wednesday following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s address to the General Assembly: “After four years of unprecedented crisis, we are still uncovering the extent of the damage to our state’s...