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Wilcox on McHenry County board resolution opposing SAFE-T Act: 'I’m pleased the McHenry County board took action on the nonsense coming out of Springfield'
With Jan. 1 approaching, local governments in Illinois are taking action in response to the implementation of the SAFE-T Act.
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Wilcox on SAFE-T Act: ‘New mandates allow suspects to flee the scene entirely’
The controversial SAFE-T Act is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1. Since its inception, the SAFE-T Act has received pushback from law enforcement, police unions and elected representatives, mainly Republicans. Over the past month, even Democrat state’s attorneys have joined the discussion and taken action to repeal the SAFE-T Act. As the discussion of the SAFE-T Act continues to be elevated before the election in November, state level candidates and elected leaders are calling attention to parts of the bill that affect law enforcement’s ability to do their job.
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Wilcox: SAFE-T Act is 'filled with contradictory language and sloppy drafting errors'
The heavily debated SAFE-T Act is set to go into effect on Jan. 1. Since its inception, the SAFE-T Act has received pushback from law enforcement, police unions and elected representatives, mainly Republicans.
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Wilcox: 'The provisions Democrats are now forcing on every Illinois community have been a massive failure in the City of Chicago'
The SAFE-T Act continues to be a hot topic for Illinois candidates and elected officials. Signed into law in January of 2021 by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, the criminal justice reform bill has received major pushback from law enforcement, state’s attorneys and state representatives.
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GOP head Tracy: Pritzker, Casten, Underwood meeting with Biden 'nothing more than another photo-op'
Illinois GOP chair Don Tracy worries about how many more squandered opportunities taxpayers can afford under what he sees as the misguided direction of Democrats in Springfield.
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McConchie: Tracy will add ‘great value’ to ILGOP
Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie said that he believes in the abilities of new ILGOP Chairman Don Tracy.
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Ugaste blasts Illinois' dwindling population as 'unexcusable'
Veteran Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) says that Illinois' steadily declining population tells you everything you need to know about the direction of the state overall.
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From Prairie State Wire
Critics say Pritzker policies only adding to Illinois' woes
Reacting to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State speech on Wednesday, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said that the governor's policies will only continue to make things worse for taxpayers.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding that a state-run program that automatically registers voters be immediately suspended amid reports that non-citizens were certified and cast votes in 2018.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'
The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP launches website to expose state Democrats' 'criminal enterprise'
The Illinois Republican Party has launched a website aimed at exposing “the epidemic of Democratic corruption” across the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says
The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP Chairman Schneider thinks 'tax-hiking hypocrite' Pritzker should look in the fiscal mirror
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy
A bombshell new report that soon-to-be ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner bailed out on his reelection campaign has some Republicans fuming.
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From Prairie State Wire
Communist Party USA “involved” in Sean Casten bid to unseat Peter Roskam in the 6th
An election guide posted on the Communist Party USA’s (CPUSA) website said that the party is “deploying its resources” to unseat U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), as part of a larger effort to flip 24 Republican seats the Democrats need to capture control of the House.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives calls for a new vision for the state Republican Party
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently took her message centered on shaking up the Republican Party to CLTV's "Politics Tonight" for a “we need a new vision” themed discussion.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman
Committeeman Mark Shaw has bagged the endorsements of state Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) in his run for chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From North Cook News
Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider’s Elgin car wash owes $21K in overdue property taxes
Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
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Madigan rep says Democratic gubernatorial candidates toe the line on tax increase
All of the Democrats hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 are backing Speaker of the House Michael Madigan's budget goal of raising taxes rather than enacting reforms, a Madigan spokesman told the Chicago Tribune recently.