Angela Underwood

A bill giving Attorney General Lisa Madigan more power was postponed for consideration after only passing by two votes. The May 31 House floor debate brought on serious contention when SB 1531 was slipped in at the last minute. “As near as I can...

With the end of the spring legislative session looming and before passing the fiscal year 2019 budget, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and her GOP peers held an impromptu press conference on May 29 rejecting taxpayer-subsidized abortions. Since...

State Rep. Steve Andersson (R-Geneva) handed off a resolution on May 8 honoring his district's winning hockey team. HR976 congratulates the Marmion Academy Cadets for their Varsity White Division win in the 2018 Illinois State High School Hockey...

Popular in the House, a Republican-based bill to broaden the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Act failed in committee due to Democrats' denial. Sponsored by Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon) and Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), HB4836 amends and...

State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) said giving money away under a universal basic income (UBI) is a fantasy. Responding to The Intercept report “Chicago May Become Largest City in U.S. to Try Universal Income,” Oberweis told the DuPage Policy...

The photo was of a "Now Leaving Illinois" highway sign, which then said "Leaving so soon? Was it something we taxed?" Gayle Finnell Lee replied: “It would be funny if not so true. We just sold all our rental property so we are down to one overtaxed...

Loyola University Chicago men's basketball coach Porter Moser addresses Senate at the May 9 debate. Sen. Michael Connelly (R-Naperville) had a few words for Loyola University Chicago men's basketball coach Porter Moser. At the May 9 Senate Floor...

State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) recently made it clear that you can’t use a taxpayer-funded budget to pay for abortions if that budget doesn't contain a revenue estimate. Coming out of court on June 13, Breen discussed the debate over...