Illinois State House Representatives
Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Caulkins on redistricting: 'This process is absolutely corrupt'
Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) leaves no doubt about how he thinks the state’s new redistricting maps came to be.
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Marron resolution honors fallen Officer Oberheim: 'We’re a very close-knit community and we’re struggling right now'
State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) is standing in full support of a resolution to honor fallen Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim.
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Bennett thanks trooper who helped him out: 'He didn't have to do what he did'
State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Champaign) spent National Police Appreciation Week singing the praises of local officers after one recently came to his rescue.
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Caulkins says COVID deaths at veterans' home represent 'a colossal failure of leadership'
Being a businessman in the long-term care industry and a veteran himself, state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) can’t stress enough that there should be people held accountable for the COVID-19 outbreak at the state-run LaSalle Veterans' Home.
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Halbrook confident in amendment to School Code: 'I know of no opposition'
Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) advocated for his bill during the third reading of HB 2814.
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Rose fears database of payrolls could be misused
State Sen. Chapin Rose is concerned that Senate Bill 1767 could allow an invasion of privacy.
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Davis: Democrats are 'playing politics' in district remapping
State Democrats are pushing forward in their efforts to redistrict the state's legislative districts, despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker's pledge to prevent a politician-made map and widespread Republican preference for an independent remapping committee.
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Bennett: 'The pledge to work together has proved to ring hollow'
Despite promises to get along better, Democrats in the Illinois State House are behaving no better now than when now former Speaker Michael Madigan was in power, Republicans said last week.
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Halbrook: 'New leadership will not happen as long as partisan Democrats are the ones drawing the legislative district'
With redistricting discussions occurring in Illinois, voices are calling out for transparency, participation, and fairness. For Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville), some voices are too quiet, particularly concerning the Fair Maps proposal.
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Butler calls for more hearings to afford Illinoisans opportunity to participate in redistricting hearings
During the House Redistricting Committee Champaign/Urbana hearing on April 8, Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) asked Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) about communities that had not been represented in previous hearings.
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Caulkins: Bill is 'another example of a disguised tax hike by our governor'
Illinois lawmakers are trying to pass Senate Bill 217 which would cancel the federal tax COVID-19 relief for small businesses by creating a $1 billion tax hike.
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Bennett: Bill would replace emergency days with remote learning days
State Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Gibson City) has introduced a bill that would allow school districts to use remote learning days instead of emergency days.
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Marron says vocational education facility 'is completely safe'
State Rep. Michael Marron (R-Fithian) in pushing a bill that would allow the Vermillion Vocational Educational Delivery System to qualify for an environmental abatement.
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Halbrook: 'It is not the role of teachers to force their radical ideology onto students'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) doesn’t see how Chicago Public Schools system officials can justify a lesson a teacher at Polaris Charter Academy in Humboldt Park recently shared with her young students.
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Bennett: Asbestos abatement bill 'good example that we can streamline some things'
State Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Gibson City) views a plan that would see the Vermillion Vocational Educational Delivery System designated as an environmental abatement site as an example of what government can accomplish.
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Caulkins speaks out against Pritzker, his budget
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) used a Facebook video conference hosted by Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) to speak out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker for not working with Republicans when making the budget plan.
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Marrron: Road commission bill 'definitely a good move'
State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Champaign) is applauding a bill by Republican colleague Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull) that would allow people in a township to appeal decisions by their road commission.
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Halbrook: The house is on fire, governor pushes the firemen away
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) called out the governor and said that “it’s time to get the general assembly back to Springfield and enact meaningful reforms."
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Marron: Police reform will cause further harm, listen to public officials
State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) says that the proposed criminal justice reform will have a grave impact on the victims of crime.