McHenry Times

Ugaste condemns House Democrats' failure to demand embattled speaker resign: The silence speaks volumes

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 29, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste hopes the way Democrats have dragged their feet on ethics reform sends a message to voters this year.

Skillicorn calls opponent Ness a Democrat minion who has 'enabled and condoned' House speaker's corruption

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 29, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn argues the still evolving “pay for play” scandal allegedly involving longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan calls for more than just his immediate ouster.

Village of Algonquin adopts financial resiliency plan amid COVID-19 crisis

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 23, 2020

Algonquin Village officials are making sure they never have to face the budget fallout from a global pandemic in the same way.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives remarks House speaker 'has weaved this corruption into the very fabric of our state government'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives argues the verdict is already in when it comes to longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Ugaste, chorus of Republican colleagues declare 'the time has come for Speaker Madigan to go'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 19, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste is one of a growing number of Republican lawmakers calling for a complete overhaul of Springfield, starting with the ouster of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan.

From Lake County Gazette

After Pritzker loses court battle, Wilcox claims 'the governor never should have ordered businesses closed'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Veteran state Sen. Craig Wilcox is trying to stay focused on the positives during one of the most maddening times in the state’s history.

Ugaste laments governor's mandates in COVID-19 fight: We needed to work together

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 16, 2020

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste has long found Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to be misguided.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives criticizes Casten for refusing to condemn 'dangerous effort that could dismantle or disband police forces'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives senses a bitter irony in the timing of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten voting against condemning the defunding of police departments across the country.

From DuPage Policy Journal

GOP Congressional hopeful Ives: 'Tone-deaf leadership from the governor ... cannot continue'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

As disappointed as she may be, Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives insists she isn’t surprised by Illinois’ sagging unemployment rate.

Ugaste is troubled by Pritzker's determination 'in finding new ways to collect and spend' Illinois residents' money

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 10, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste is troubled by every aspect of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax proposal.

From Lake County Gazette

Wilcox: Pritzker's 'focus is all about maintaining his socialist agenda'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

State Sen. Craig Wilcox is incensed that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s won't shield small business owners from the economic ruins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives blasts defund the police movement as 'dangerous and stupid'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives is almost at a loss for words in expressing her outrage for all the defund the police talk.

Ugaste argues minimum wage hike 'is only going to create more problems for everyone'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 1, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste wonders who Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks he’s helping by pressing forward with a minimum wage increase at a time when many small businesses across the state are already struggling to keep their doors open.

State Rep. Skillicorn says Illinois should fully reopen as governor 'can't hide behind fake science any longer'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 24, 2020

Veteran Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn leaves no doubt where he stands on the issue of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

State Rep. Ugaste says clout list hires show governor 'is not independent of Madigan'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 24, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste insists he’s not surprised to learn of how hand-in-hand Gov. J.B. Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Madigan have worked over the governor’s first 18 months in office, even as he argues it runs counter to everything Pritzker has publicly proclaimed.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives blasts Illinois Democrats for 'double standard' when it comes to COVID-19 crisis

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives has grown tired of what she sees as state leaders’ double standard in their handling of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Skillicorn calls Democrats' defund the police movement is 'impractical' and 'illogical'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 15, 2020

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn is hoping a dose of reality will be enough to shock anti-police protesters back to their senses in the growing defund the police debate.

State Rep. Ugaste predicts Democrats' efforts to defund the police 'would result in chaos'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 15, 2020

While acknowledging criminal justice reform is needed, veteran state Rep. Dan Ugaste argues defunding police departments is not the answer.

GOP state Rep. Ugaste supports legislature's return to address criminal justice reform and other issues

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 10, 2020

State Rep. Dan Ugaste is urging Illinois leaders to convene a special session of the legislature to deal with the state’s growing problems, including the issue of criminal and social justice reform.

State Rep. Skillicorn believes forming Freedom Caucus can help GOP lawmakers address Illinois' massive debt

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 9, 2020

In the mind of veteran Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, desperate times call for desperate measures.