State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Ill.)
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Rep. Skillicorn, a voice for DCFS reform, to host discussion on foster care
Residents of the 66th District are encouraged to take part in a panel discussion entitled “Inspiring Foster Care and Adoption,” taking place on Saturday morning in Elgin and being co-hosted by Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake).
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Three new bills approved on House floor
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) shared his thoughts on three bills on the House floor this week, opposing two of them and supporting one.
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Rep. Skillicorn stands up for taxpayers in opposing Pritzker's airport funding plan
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) is one of a growing number of state lawmakers blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to increase funding for a $205 million airport project that exists only in theory at this point.
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Rep. Skillicorn supports Florida legislation allowing school staff to carry concealed weapons
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) looks upon lawmakers in Florida who recently passed legislation allowing teachers in at least seven school districts to carry concealed weapons with great respect and admiration.
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Rep. Skillicorn seeks Illinois Chamber's support in call for repeal of state gas tax
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is calling on the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to join the growing list of those seeking a repeal of the recently enacted gas tax.
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Rep. Skillicorn's gloomy forecast for state gas tax hike proving to be accurate
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is giving Gov. J.B. Pritzker all the credit he believes is deserved based on reports that Illinois motorists spent $100 more in gas taxes during the first month of the state's new levy.
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Rep. Skillicorn to host property tax seminar
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is slated to host a free seminar on Oct. 10 for residents of his 66th District detailing how their property taxes are determined and how they can take steps to appeal any assessments.
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Rep. Skillicorn holding reelection campaign fundraiser Monday in West Dundee
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) will be hosting a 2020 campaign fundraising event at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Emmett’s Brewing Company in West Dundee.
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Rep. Skillicorn inspects immigrant detention operations at McHenry County Jail
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) recently toured a local county jail that is being used to house federal inmates.
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Carolyn Schofield supporter lobbied for one of the largest tax increases in Illinois history
When McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield challenged Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) in the Republican primary for the 66th District over three years ago, she received an endorsement from the Illinois Education Association (IEA). This spring, the powerful teachers’ union lobbied the General Assembly for approval of the progressive income tax, one of the largest tax increases in state history.
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Rep. Skillicorn speaks out against bills that would raise property taxes to fund affordable housing
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) fails to see the logic behind a pair of bills that he claims will raise property taxes to fund affordable housing.
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GOP Reps. Skillicorn, Halbrook, Grant, Miller lead opposition of state's 'extreme' abortion act
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a growing number of lawmakers in Springfield calling for the repeal of the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) by supporting House Bill 3850, known as the Fetal Heartbeat Bill.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP legislators call for repeal of Illinois Abortion Law, introduce Fetal Heartbeat measure
A group of at least four Republican state lawmakers are calling for the repeal of House Bill 3850, which creates the Illinois Abortion Law of 2019 and makes abortion “a fundamental right” in the state.
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Rep. Skillicorn takes on state's pension crisis
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is proposing a series of reforms in hopes of averting Illinois' growing pension crisis.
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From Kane County Reporter
Skillicorn, GOP colleagues introduce Heartbeat Bill
Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a group of GOP lawmakers introducing House Bill 3850 that would repeal the Reproductive Health Act recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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From Kane County Reporter
Skillicorn files bill to 'end the war on fireworks'
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) wants to see Independence Day become a time when locals are allowed to take full advantage of more of their liberties.
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Rep. Skillicorn: 'Put term limits on the ballot'
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has signed off on a U.S. Term Limits (USTL) pledge calling for an amendment to limit the terms of members of Congress.
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Valley Hi Nursing Home rebate available to qualified McHenry County homeowners
Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is making sure to remind residents of his district that the McHenry County Board recently voted to rebate $15 million of the roughly $40 million fund surplus of Valley Hi Nursing Home back to homeowners who qualify for the homestead exemption.
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Rep. Skillicorn speaks out against 'jobs tax'
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) was not about to go down without a fight with regard to Senate Bill 687.
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Power, politics take priority over child protection in broken state government, Rep. Skillicorn says
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) is questioning the state’s priorities amid reports the wife of House Speaker Mike Madigan is seeking funds for her private Arts Council as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $41.5 billion capital bill plan while the lack of funding is widely considered one of the primary factors accounting for the recent deaths of 112 children under the state’s care.