Since Governor Pritzker took office, Illinois' state spending has increased by 40%. Additionally, 57 new tax and fee increases, costing taxpayers more than $77 billion, have been enacted under the Governor's watch.

There will be five total winners of the contest, one overall winner and a winner for each of the four categories. The overall winner will be awarded a signed certificate from Rep. Schweizer, a U.S. flag flown over the Illinois Capitol, and recognition in a media release and on social media. The category winners will re...

"These grant opportunities represent an important investment in the future of east-central Illinois," said Rep. Schweizer.

"Illinois families have been voting with their feet for years. Businesses have been moving investments elsewhere. In my district alone, we recently watched Hyster-Yale move jobs and investment across the border to Indiana. Now, one of the most iconic franchises in professional sports appears poised to follow the s...

Rep. Kelly has introduced the Wear Orange Resolution every year after June 2, 2015, on what would have been Pendleton's 18th birthday. June marks Gun Violence Awareness Month as gun violence spikes at the start of summer.

"I am grateful to Chairman Walberg for his leadership and my colleagues for moving this bill through the Education and Workforce Committee and helping House Republicans deliver on our promise to root out waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal government," Congresswoman Miller said.

THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM STATE SENATOR CHAPIN ROSE'S OFFICE SPRINGFIELD, IL- State Senator Rose (R-Mahomet) has been appointed to serve on the Rural Health Transformation Advisory Workgroup, a statewide panel responsible for providing guidance and oversight on the implementation of Illinois' Rural Health Transform...

"On K-12 overall funding for many school districts is starting to drop off due to Governor Pritzker's cuts to reimbursements for things like schools buses and special ed tuition - exacerbating property taxes increases on local families."

"Rather than providing meaningful relief, Democrats approved a 3.2% pay raise for legislators, failed to increase the reimbursement percentage for the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) to help reduce pressure on local taxpayers, and allocated another $410 million for immigrant support services."

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLINOIS HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS RELEASE Illinois House Democrats finalized passing legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities. Concurring with changes made in the Senate, the House once again gave approval to House Bill 5093. State Representative ...