By Bob Livingston
Mass murders represent only a tiny fraction of total homicides in America. Yet the gun control hysteria triggered by these headline-grabbing tragedies rages wild, fueled by the rabidly anti-gun media and their gun-grabbing masters in seats of...
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
Vincent Caruso
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Steve Balich Conservative Activist
More of the same: Democrats Re-Elect Madigan as Speaker
In what will go down as the most predictable vote...
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
February 5th, 2018 (815) 254-0000
Batinick Named Spokesperson for Personnel and Pensions
SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) announced his committee assignments for the 101st General Assembly, where he will join colleagues in the...
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...
