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Thursday, May 7, 2026
VIDEO: Rep. Ugaste Talks Property Tax Relief Legislation on Fox 32 Chicago

House Republicans have legislation to provide property tax relief for all Illinoisans. Yesterday, I joined Fox 32 Chicago’s Chicago Live program to discuss the property tax issues in Illinois and…


Thursday, April 9, 2026
House Republicans Launch Property Tax Relief Conference, Issue Open Letter on Stadium Proposal

Springfield, IL – State Representative Dan Ugaste and other House members today announced the formation of a Property Tax Relief Conference and released an open letter outlining what it will…


Thursday, April 2, 2026
House Republicans Have Solutions to Bring Real Property Tax Reforms

Democratic policies have contributed to property taxes soaring in Illinois, and it’s time to for the Governor to stop blaming everyone else and start working to address the problem. House…


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,…


Tuesday, June 24, 2025
News From State Representative Dan Ugaste – June 24, 2025

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…


Friday, May 2, 2025
House Republicans Strongly Oppose Any Tax Hikes in FY ’26 Budget

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…


Monday, March 24, 2025
House Republicans’ Anti-Corruption Bills Ignored by Democrats

We can restore public faith in government and root out corruption in Illinois by strengthening our ethics laws. House Republicans introduced a number of anti-corruption measures this session and supermajority…


Monday, March 17, 2025
House Republicans Ready to Provide Solutions for Property Tax Relief

Illinoisans currently face the second highest property taxes in the country. While Democrats form a partisan working group to say they are doing something about the issue, House Republicans have…


Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tribune Editorial Board: “It’s Time to Act on Gerrymandering”

The Chicago Tribune has published an editorial regarding House Republicans’ current redistricting and gerrymandering lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court. Read more here: Editorial: IL Supreme Court, it’s time…


Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Lawsuit Filed by House Republicans To Remedy Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering

SPRINGFIELD – Today House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna) was joined by State Representatives Ryan Spain (Peoria) and Dan Ugaste (Geneva) for a press conference in the State Capitol to…