Illinois Representative David Mcsweeney (r-52nd)
Recent News About Illinois Representative David Mcsweeney (r-52nd)
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From Kane County Reporter
'We need to cut Illinois taxes, not raise them,' Rep. McSweeney says in response to Pritzker's address
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) laments that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address last Wednesday in Springfield struck all the wrong tones.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney supports Trump decision to kill Iranian terrorist
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) wonders what U.S. Rep Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) is thinking by questioning President Donald Trump’s recent decision to order the drone attack that killed Iranian commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney goes all in to 'Cut Illinois Taxes Now'
Veteran House Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is on a mission to get Illinois government back on track.
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From Lake County Gazette
Illinois' fiscal fiasco starts and – potentially – ends with pension reform, Rep. McSweeney says
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) points to the state’s ongoing pension woes as the root cause of the alarming rate of outmigration.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney vows to 'Cut Illinois Taxes Now'
State House Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) plans to do something about the fact that Illinois was found by a recent national survey to be “the least tax-friendly” state in the U.S.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney continues to push for 'action now, not task forces' in fight against corruption
Veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney’s (R-Barrington Hills) dogged push to bring ethics reform legislation to Springfield is picking up momentum.
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From Lake County Gazette
McSweeney urges lawmakers to back his bill for tougher penalties on corruption
Outgoing veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is poised to leave Springfield with a bang.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney introduces bill that would keep corrupt politicians behind bars longer
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) is convinced there is only one way to clean up corruption in Springfield.
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From Lake County Gazette
Bipartisan support building for Rep. McSweeney's bill to ban red-light cameras
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) leaves little to the imagination in stating his opinion of red-light cameras.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney pushes to reinstate Illinois death penalty
Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) thinks lawmakers in Springfied should get serious about fighting violent crime by bringing back the state death penalty.
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From Lake County Gazette
Rep. McSweeney condemns gas tax hike, which cost drivers $100 million more in first month
With news that Illinois taxpayers were forced to pay out $100 million more in gas taxes during the first month of last summer's new rate hike, Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) pointed out a bitter irony of the situation.
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McSweeney resolution would prohibit retirement income tax
A bipartisan House Resolution to insure Illinois does not tax retirement income has been introduced by State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) following a proposal by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club to tax retirement income.
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From Prairie State Wire
Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow more
Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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McSweeney calls out Algonquin trustees for protesting township consolidation bill on taxpayers' dime
House-approved legislation that would allow both township boards and residents to dissolve townships in McHenry County and reduce local taxes is the first step in eliminating other redundant, costly local governments statewide, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills), the sponsor of the bill, believes.
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From Lake County Gazette
Clock is ticking on federal funds for Quincy Veterans Home, McSweeney says
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) insisted Gov. Bruce Rauner contact President Donald Trump about $265 million in funding to build new facilities and renovate older ones at the Quincy Veterans Home.
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Bill to allow McHenry townships to slate vote on dissolving is long overdue, Skillicorn says
HB4244, a bill that would allow township electors in McHenry County to petition for a referendum at the next election to dissolve a township, has been referred to the House Rules Committee. Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee), the bill's chief co-sponsor, said the legislation is long overdue.
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From Chambana Sun
McSweeney resolution urges U of I to sever ties with teacher who was a 1970s radical
If Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has his way, former radical and terrorist, longtime fugitive and convicted murderer James William Kilgore will never again teach at the University of Illinois.
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McSweeney: Property tax reform effort starts with consolidation
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) seems hopeful that the timing might finally be right for the property tax proposal he’s been promoting for a long time.
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From Lake County Gazette
McSweeney backing Ives in bid to unseat 'failed governor'
As Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative stances this year have landed him in hot water with members of his own party, there are growing calls to replace him on the gubernatorial ballot next year.
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McSweeney renews call for ban on red-light cameras
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Heights) wants to put the brakes on red-light cameras.