Pritzker's budget plan calls for taxes on plastic bags, tobacco and marijuana
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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State Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, Illinois Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Maisch, state Rep....
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State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
February 20th, 2019 (815) 254-0000
Batinick: Pension Problem Remains Fixture in 2019 State Budget
SPRINGFIELD — Today Governor JB Pritzker gave his Budget Address to the General Assembly, where he outlined his fiscal priorities...
A Call for Prayer & Fasting for Illinois
Written by Pastor Calvin Lindstrom -- Church of Christian Liberty & Christian Emergency LeagueTo any discerning Christian, it should be obvious that we have serious moral, cultural, political and financial problems in our nation and our...
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release
February 15th, 2019
Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
(815) 254-0000
Batinick Opposes Minimum Wage Increase for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD…A proposal to increase the minimum wage rate in Illinois passed yesterday in the House of Representatives. The bill, SB1, would increase...
From Illinois Review
STATE REP CALLS FOR CHICAGO TO BE 51ST STATE
SPRINGFIELD - Thursday, State Rep Brad Halbrook , with the support of his downstate colleagues Chris Miller and Darren Baileyintroduced HR 101, suggesting that Illinois split into two states between the City of Chicago...
Fairness For All Illinoisans
In a 2016 poll conducted by the Paul Simon Institute, 72% of Illinois voters supported an independent commission responsible for drawing fair legislative maps. With that much support from Illinoisans, why hasn’t there been any movement on 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...
