Illinois House Of Representatives
Recent News About Illinois House Of Representatives
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Swanson: 'Inflation remains high, and it continues to impact every single person in Illinois who makes a purchase at a store'
State Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Mendota) takes the state's inflation rates personally.
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Welter asks for 'moment of silence' to recognize death of Martin Ozinga III
State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) recently rose on the House Floor to offer heartfelt condolences to fellow GOP colleague Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena) over the death of his father, Martin Ozinga III.
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Dixon legislator probes proposal for use of campaign funds; 'is there a limit to benefit dollar amount?'
At a May 11 House committee hearing about legislation amending the Election Code, Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) wanted to know what the impact would be on child care benefits.
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McConchie: An independent redistricting commission is 'the best way for people' to be heard in Illinois
Illinois Republicans are trying to reshape how lawmakers handle the redistricting process by removing politicians from the process.
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‘Once-in-a-decade opportunity’ prompts Illinois Republican lawmakers to attempt redistricting reforms
As Illinois politicians prepare to redraw the legislative maps that determine how the state’s voters are represented, Republicans have introduced legislation to put the process in an independent commission's hands.
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Rezin: Having lawmakers draw redistricting maps is 'what's wrong with the system'
Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is determined to make all the map redistricting hearings now taking place count in the end.
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Demmer suggest using federal funding in part to ‘put money in the pockets’ of Illinois businesses
Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) wants to make sure federal COVID-19 relief dollars are spent appropriately across the state, including going to those impacted the most by pandemic lockdowns.
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Rep. Welter hosting blood drive May 28 in Morris
State Rep. David Allen Welter (R-Morris) has announced that his office is hosting a blood drive in partnership with the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois.
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From Prairie State Wire
Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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Rep. Demmer encouraged by Pritzker's coverage of corruption, ethics during State of the State address
House Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) wants corruption and ethics to be at the forefront of the 2020 legislative session and was encouraged by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address when he spoke on the topics.
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Sen. Rezin puts her trust in ethics task force; body cameras a last resort in fight against corruption
Veteran state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) understands the thinking behind a bill that would require all Illinois lawmakers to wear body cameras, but she still believes there are less drastic methods of fighting corruption in state government.
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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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Welter says graduated income tax amendment 'sends the wrong message' to Illinoisans
House Rep. David A. Welter (R-Morris) said Illinoisans don't trust the government and the graduated income tax structure would make that even worse.
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Demmer says graduated income tax is bad for Illinois
House Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) called for a no vote on the graduated income tax amendment during Monday's session.
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No comment yet from State Rep. Yednock on controversial abortion bills
North Central Illinois state Rep. Lance Yednock has not returned calls for comment on the legislation to legalize third-trimester abortions and repeal parental notification laws.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill changing sunset on privatization of water systems passes House
A bill that changes the sunset date on previous legislation that involves the privatization of public water systems has passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From Kankakee Times
Lindsay Parkhurst wins House District 79 race
Lindsay Parkhurst of the Republican party has been declared the winner in the House District 79 race against Democratic candidate Lisa Dugan.
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Lance Yednock wins House District 76 race
Lance Yednock of the Democratic party has been declared the winner in the House District 76 race against Republican candidate Jerry Long.
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Michael Unes wins 91st House District race
Republican Michael Unes has been declared the winner in the 91st House District against Democrat Carolyn Blodgett.