SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of his commitment to supporting good government legislation, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, backed a new law that will make it easier for residents to find information regarding the total compensation of county elected officials....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Residents will be able to more easily view online records on state spending and finances under a new law backed by state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago.“We owe it to taxpayers to offer transparency in all levels of government,” Slaughter said....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Cook County seniors receiving cost-saving property tax exemptions will no longer have to go through the burdensome of reapplying every year as a result of a new law passed by state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates. “While we work to deliver...
CHICAGO – In response to recent activity by local governments trying to collect decades-old parking tickets and other fine through collections agencies, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, has introduced a measure to limit collection referrals to within seven...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation backed by state Rep. Nathan Reitz, D-Steeleville, which would prohibit public office holders from hiring themselves into a second position within local government has been sent to the governor to be signed into law. “We need to put an...