SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, issued the following statement Thursday after voting to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of the bipartisan budget passed: “A third year of Governor Rauner’s budget crisis would have been catastrophic for the...
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, released the following statement following the approval of a bipartisan, balanced full-year budget: “For almost three that the state has been without a budget, we have seen the courts force excessive payments grow...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, released the following statement on his effort to pass a bipartisan, balanced budget: “For the first time in over two years, Democrats and Republicans worked together and approved a balanced, full-year...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, voted to freeze property taxes and pass a package of additional legislative reforms Wednesday designed to compromise with Gov. Bruce Rauner on measures he’s demanded be passed before he is willing to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “For nearly two years, families in our communities have lost critical services as a result of the budget impasse. Educators, social service agencies and countless others have warned...