Statement from Speaker Madigan

Jul 12, 2017 | Budget, Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s reacted positively to passage of a bipartisan balanced budget: “S&P’s action today is a strong signal that the balanced budget enacted by...

Statement from State Rep. Katie Stuart

Jul 6, 2017 | Stuart

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, issued the following statement after the House overrode Governor Rauner’s veto: “I voted against the income tax hike, and I have continuously said that millionaires and billionaires need to start paying...

Statement from State Rep. Sam Yingling

Jul 6, 2017 | Yingling

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, made the following statement on Thursday: “Today, I voted against a regressive income tax increase for middle-class families and small businesses in my district. The measure did not include much-needed property...