Illinois House passes bill to allow residents to dissolve townships
Illinois has nearly 7,000 units of local government – around 1,400 of those are townships.
On March 29, the Illinois House of Representatives voted almost unanimously in favor of allowing voters to decide on local government...
SB2814 – An Overhaul of Illinois Energy Policy and a Bailout for Largest Nuclear Power Company in the US
By Jeanne Ives 12/5/2016
Merry Christmas from the Illinois General Assembly who could not focus on the task at hand - putting...
Indiana added five times more union members than Illinois since passing Right to Work
Indiana shows that unions certainly can grow in Right-to-Work states.
Michael Lucci
Illinois Policy
MAY 9, 2017
Indiana’s sharp rise in union members is due to its robust economic growth...
Madigan has spent nearly $170,000 in campaign funds on baseball tickets in 2017
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan reportedly uses his large quantity of Cubs and White Sox tickets as gifts for his political volunteers, but his history with professional...
‘Taxpayer Bargain’ Budget Puts Taxpayers First
Written By John Biver | 05.09.17
Editor’s note: Since the op ed below was first drafted, the authors have introduced their proposal in a series of bills to be considered by the state...
February 3rd 2017
February 03, 2017
Senate could vote on budget framework
Through budget cuts and critical structural reforms that will bring stability to the state, the Illinois Senate could vote next week on a bipartisan budget framework that would produce a...
Lets make calls together to help FREEZE property taxes, with the assistance of Americans for Prosperity
Join us April 25 to make calls to encourage our elected officials to do the right thing and freeze property taxes.
Illinois has some of the...
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
February 23, 2017 (815) 254-0000
Will, Kendall County residents encouraged to make their voice heard on state issues
PLAINFIELD – State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is providing a new resource...
Illinois budget deal penalizes cities that impose sales taxes
By Michael Carroll | Illinois News Network
Aug 30, 2017
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ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
A little-discussed provision of the Illinois state budget deal approved this summer is putting a crimp in the...
News From
State Representative Mark Batinick
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Kraulidis
March 24, 2017 (815) 254-0000
Batinick, Skillicorn file legislation to give Comptroller greater discretion following court ruling on legislator pay
SPRINGFIELD – In response to the recent court ruling authorizing...
