GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation This week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses joined together to…

BUDGET/TAXES Democrats Pass $55.2 Billion Budget Another year, another budget, and another near-record-breaking spending increase. Just before midnight on the last day of the legislative session, Illinois House Democrats passed…

BUDGET/TAXES Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, Deputy Leader Norine Hammond and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain held a press conference Thursday…

Years of unsustainable spending growth overseen by Governor Pritzker and Illinois Democrats has now come back to bite us all. Conservative, responsible budgeting is the only way forward. We won’t…

Springfield, IL – With just days left in the legislative session, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) offered clear criteria for what he is looking for in the State Budget. Democrats…

Illinoisans already pay the highest effective tax rates in the nation. We will not negotiate a budget with any tax hikes. Illinois House GOP strongly oppose potential tax hikes in…

Democrats have used one-time revenue to pay for long-term pet projects, fund migrant care, and even increase their own salaries. Now, the consequences of this irresponsible spending have caught up…

CORRUPTION Madigan corruption trial convenes; jury selection begins.  A major criminal trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan began this week in Chicago. Madigan faces bribery and racketeering…

CORRUPTION Mike Madigan, once Illinois’ most influential powerbroker, now faces federal corruption trial.  The former Illinois house speaker quietly wielded power in Springfield for decades while developing a reputation as…

It looks like Democrats may blow past their self-imposed budget deadline again this year. Republicans have once again been cut out of the process. We have to work together if…