Your Children
Imagine every child had the opportunity for a great education. Imagine families had the power to send their children to the best schools without worrying about the costs.
Last year, Illinois took the first tepid step towards achieving it....
Limited school choices hurt Illinoisans
By Dan McCaleb | Illinois News Network
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Imagine a life without choices.
One in which there's just a single option available to you for most everything.
Lunchtime? Enjoy your peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or go...
Steve Balich Conservative Activist
PROPOSAL WOULD MAKE ILLINOIS GAS TAX BURDEN THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION
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State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
February 22nd, 2019 (815) 254-0000
Batinick’s 2019 Legislative Agenda
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has filed 12 pieces of legislation that will be considered this year in the 101st Illinois General Assembly.
As part...
State Representative David A. Welter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rep. Welter
February 4, 2019 (815) 416-1475
Rep. Welter appointed Spokesperson on House Energy & Environment Committee
SPRINGFIELD – Serving three nuclear power plants and a natural gas facility in the most...
Are taxes and bans the future of plastic shopping bags in Illinois?
by LGIS News Service | Jan 28, 2019
The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every...
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
February 1st, 2019 (815) 254-0000
Batinick Opposes Democrats’ House Rules
SPRINGFIELD – This week in the House of Representatives, lawmakers voted on the House Rules, which will govern operations in the House for the...
Data from Illinois’ six largest pension systems show 19,158 former government workers collect annual pensions of more than $100,000, costing those systems nearly $2.4 billion combined in fiscal year 2018.
Six-figure pensioners enrolled in those systems contributed an average of...
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker reacts to the story that House Speaker Michael Madigan was heard on a recording about securing property tax business
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wants to "see the investigation play out" after news that a federal...
Steve Balich Editors note: There are 328 Million people in the U.S. and 12 million in Illinois. JB thinks the 1.8 million living in Illinois should be assisted with our tax dollars.
The definition of stupid is giving illegals things...