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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
(VIDEO) Rep. Ugaste: While We Want the Bears to Stay, We Must Provide Property Tax Relief for All Illinoisans!

Earlier today, I addressed the problem the Bears are facing, as well as the crippling property tax burden the hard-working residents of our state face. And while the Governor and Dem…


Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Rep. Ugaste Urges Governor Pritzker to Tone Down Rhetoric, Show Leadership in Budget Speech (Video)

At a press conference today in Springfield, I joined my House Republican colleagues in previewing tomorrow’s State Budget Address by the Governor. I urged the Governor to tone down the…


Saturday, January 24, 2026
Reps. Ugaste and Keicher Recap First Week of 2026 Spring Session

Not much happened during the first week of the 2026 spring session in Springfield, other than some political grandstanding by Democrats. Watch as State Representative Jeff Keicher and I recap…


Friday, January 23, 2026
Pritzker Administration Abruptly Announces Major Budget Cuts

The Pritzker administration announced yesterday that it is reserving $482 million from the current state budget to address the impacts of federal policies. Why are we just now finding out…


Wednesday, January 21, 2026
VIDEO – Rep. Ugaste Implores Democrats to Address Affordability in Illinois and Quit Playing Political Games

Today on the House Floor, Democrats introduced several resolutions aimed at finger-pointing and playing political gotcha games. Our focus should be on working together to fix the affordability issues affecting…


Friday, October 31, 2025
Rep. Ugaste Pushes Against Excessive Spending for Mass Transit and $1 Billion Toll Hike on Suburban Drivers

Earlier this morning during the final moments of a chaotic veto session, House Democrats passed a bill that includes excessive spending on mass transit and an unnecessary $1 billion toll…


Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Rep. Ugaste Explains New Energy Omnibus Bill Will Raise Electric Costs in Illinois

Tonight on the House Floor, Democrats passed a new energy omnibus bill that is going to raise already high electric costs for rate payers in Illinois. We’ve been told about…


Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Rep. Ugaste Calls Out Democrats’ Hypocrisy on Gerrymandered Maps

Today, I joined my colleagues as House Republicans oppose legislative map redistricting discussions in Illinois. Democrats in our state are considering further gerrymandering the most gerrymandered maps in the country,…


Friday, October 17, 2025
Rep. Ugaste Calls for Action on Property Tax Relief and Emergency Disaster Proclamations

During the first week of Veto Session, we only debated political resolutions filed by the Democrats. I suggested other issues we could discuss during the second week, ones that would…


Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Rep. Ugaste Joins WTTW ‘Chicago Tonight’ Program to Discuss State Budget

Last night, I participated in a panel discussion with other state lawmakers on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program. The topic was the state budget, which Democrats passed just before midnight on…