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Longtime patient advocate Rep. Swanson joins Lyme Disease Task Force

By Glenn Minnis | 22 days ago

Just months after leading the campaign to mandate insurance coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for individuals with a tick-borne disease, Illinois state Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull) has now been appointed to the Lyme Disease Task Force.

From West Central Reporter

Rep. Frese joins GOP chorus demanding that Madigan 'step down immediately'

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Randy Frese (R-Paloma) has jumped on the Madigan-must-go bandwagon, joining a group of four other GOP lawmakers who are demanding the resignation of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) amid a wave of FBI probes and harassment cases in which his name keeps appearing.

From Peoria Standard

Health Care Council honors Rep. McDermed

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Norine Hammond’s (R-Macomb) tireless work on behalf of senior citizens has earned her a Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI) award.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

From Prairie State Wire

New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

From Peoria Standard

Sen. Tracy stands behind bill to increase authority of Legislative Inspector General

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) has thrown her support behind a measure she hopes will ultimately help restore trust in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Congressional candidate Ives vows to assert her contempt for political corruption at the national level

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is vowing to continue to be a thorn in the side of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois GOP calls for 'Democratic leaders to speak up' in light of new missteps by a Madigan associate

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party is wondering how much longer longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) can feign ignorance with the strong scent of corruption swirling all around him.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP launches website to expose state Democrats' 'criminal enterprise'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party has launched a website aimed at exposing “the epidemic of Democratic corruption” across the state.

Sen. Weaver calls for nominations of deserving teachers to recognize

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 15, 2019

Illinois state Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) works hard to uphold his reputation as a staunch advocate for education, even founding a program to honor the work of teachers who go above and beyond in the interest of their students.

From Prairie State Wire

GOP-driven Manufacturer’s Purchase Credit to save $40 million in operations

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois House Republicans are intent on keeping the manufacturing industry positioned as one of the state’s largest economic drivers.

High school standout serves as Honorary Page for Rep. Swanson

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 6, 2019

Sherrard High School senior Joshua Gibson was recently the guest and Honorary Page of state Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) in Springfield.

From Prairie State Wire

Ideas Illinois chairman calls Pritzker's promotion of fair tax proposal 'inappropriate at best,' illegal at worst

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

As chairman of the Vote No on the Blank Check Amendment, Greg Baise is demanding that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker put an end to what he sees as an abuse of state taxpayers.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Housing sales in Illinois continue to lag below the national average as the state's rising property taxes have all but crippled the market.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives not surprised that Exelon, ComEd, Madigan are key figures in federal corruption probe

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Jeanne Ives is not surprised to hear that Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may be at the heart of a widening public corruption probe centered on Commonwealth Edison's lobbying practices.

Rep. Frese is Southeastern High School's 'Principal for a Day'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 19, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Randy Frese (R-Paloma) recently served as “Principal for a Day” at Southeastern High School in Augusta.

From Prairie State Wire

Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.

From Prairie State Wire

New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.

From Metro East Sun

Sen. Plummer deems Planned Parenthood's Downstate mega-clinic 'a complete disaster'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 months ago

Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is convinced that Planned Parenthood’s secret construction of a so-called mega abortion clinic in southern Illinois is a 'disaster' for the pro-life movement as well as state taxpayers.

Rep. Swanson releases 2019 Legislative Newsletter

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 5, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull) recently released his 2019 Legislation Newsletter, calling attention to the fact that he opposed the state’s new gas tax but backed bills honoring veterans and addressing the state’s substitute teacher shortage.