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ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018

By Glenn Minnis | 3 days ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding that a state-run program that automatically registers voters be immediately suspended amid reports that non-citizens were certified and cast votes in 2018.

Rep. Caulkins backs bill to prohibit private citizens' funding of state employees

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says he has yet to see much of a return on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's personal $3 million investment in what was supposed to be the best administration money could buy.

Elik's promise of being a 'fiscal watchdog' comes on heels of another failing grade for Illinois' economy

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2020

Illinois House candidate Amy Elik (R-Alton) is determined to be an agent of change in Springfield.

Census data, Rep. Halbrook agree – Taxes driving wealthiest Illinoisans away

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 14, 2020

A downstate Illinois lawmaker argues that nothing about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax plan adds up, unless you count all of the state's highest earners packing up and leaving.

From Chambana Sun

Whether felt immediately or years from now, 'No one will escape this progressive tax,' Rep. Caulkins warns

By Glenn Minnis | 13 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) wants voters to take a long hard look in the mirror before casting their votes in the 2020 elections.

Rep. Halbrook, Wirepoints lament fact that none of state's new laws address the most critical issues

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 8, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) complains that not a single one of the 250-plus new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 will help the state correct any of its most troubling issues.

From Chambana Sun

As population plummets, Rep. Caulkins calls on voters to restore Illinois

By Glenn Minnis | 20 days ago

State House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks it is time for Illinois voters – at least the ones who remain in the state with the greatest population loss in the U.S. over the last decade – to start taking some accountability.

When it rains, it pours – New Illinois taxes may include one on precipitation

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2019

Cash-strapped Illinois taxpayers could soon be hit by yet another deluge of levies that supporters of the plan insist are imperative to keeping the state safe and above water.

From Chambana Sun

In response to funneling of gun-program fees, Rep. Caulkins to file a new Second Amendment 'lockbox' bill

By Glenn Minnis | 27 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says there is no great mystery as to why Democratic lawmakers in Springfield would secretly divert millions from one fund to other areas of government over extended periods of time.

From Chambana Sun

Hard-charging Democrats have pushed themselves, 'leadership into a corner,' says Rep. Caulkins

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) argues that the Democrats in Congress who pushed so hard for the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump are now finding it hard to defend their position.

Overburdened taxpayers 'will take path of least resistance' right out of Illinois, Rep. Halbrook says

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 23, 2019

Illinois House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wonders how much more the state's cash-strapped taxpayers can take.

From Chambana Sun

Rep. Caulkins labels Chicago's new ride-share tax as 'anti-free-enterprise'

By Glenn Minnis | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) hopes the financial burden of ringing in 2020 remains fresh in the minds of voters come election season.

Rep. Halbrook and GOP colleagues continue to push for action on ethics reform, but to no avail

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 17, 2019

State House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) continues to push Gov. J.B. Pritzker for an acceptable response to the issue of corruption in Illinois state government.

Rep. Halbrook calls for an end to Illinois' 'horrific, barbaric' abortion laws

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 9, 2019

Only one word comes to the mind of Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) with regard to the booming business the new “abortion hub of the Midwest" has experienced since radically relaxing its laws earlier this year.

From Chambana Sun

Madigan's 'reluctance' to pursue ethics reform raises questions for Rep. Caulkins

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) concedes that longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) may or may not have broken any laws, but the intense scrutiny he faces is far from unwarranted.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

From Prairie State Wire

New session will reveal how serious Pritzker is about independent mapmaking

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

All eyes will be on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the start of the new session to see if the Democratic leader has any intention of making good on his pledge to bring fair electoral mapmaking to the state.

Illinois state legislature has an 'I' problem, Rep. Caulkins charges

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2019

State House Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) longs for the day when the mission in Springfield returns to serving the people of Illinois.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois GOP calls for 'Democratic leaders to speak up' in light of new missteps by a Madigan associate

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

The Illinois Republican Party is wondering how much longer longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) can feign ignorance with the strong scent of corruption swirling all around him.

From Chambana Sun

Rep. Halbrook: 'We need pension reform now'

By Glenn Minnis | 2 months ago

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) doesn’t see how the state can continue on its current path and still be the place he’s always known.