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 condemns Dems' 'shameful' agenda
Longtime Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) insists that the priorities of certain lawmakers in Springfield are difficult to stomach.
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Rep. Skillicorn, GOP colleagues not plugged in to Pritzker's 'oppressive fees,' 'regressive taxes'
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) resorted to humor at a press conference last Tuesday, May 21 when discussing a bevy of eye-opening tax increases proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the most jarring being a gas tax bill that includes an electric vehicle (EV)-registration fee hike from $17.50 to $1,000 that's become a national punchline.
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Rep. Skillicorn suggests waiting for 'Feds' before moving on – and taxing for – infrastructure plan
With the federal government still touting plans for major infrastructural upgrades, Republican Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) wonders why Democrats in Springfield remain so gung-ho about pushing their own local plan.
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Protecting lives trumps politics, Skillicorn says
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) is hoping his colleagues in Springfield can take politics out of the abortion debate.
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Student loan bill does not solve the problem of unrelenting educational costs, says Skillicorn
Illinois State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) believes state treasurer Michael Frerichs’ plan to set aside as much as 5 percent of the billions in revenues he’s entrusted with investing on behalf of the state for refinancing student loan debt could be seen as a dereliction of duty.
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GOP state Rep. Skillicorn opposes Pritzker's short-changing of retired teachers outside Chicago
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) fails to see the logic in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to pay more into the pension system of Chicago teachers while leaving retired teachers across the rest of the state to essentially fend for themselves.
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Guzzardi rent control bill is well intended but 'will lead to unintended consequences,' Skillicorn says
A Chicago Democrat lawmaker's second attempt to eliminate Illinois' statewide rent control ban is likely well-intended but will have "unintended consequences," state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) said during a recent interview.
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Skillicorn: Governor’s budget writes checks taxpayers cannot cash
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) says he wishes lawmakers in Springfield had more in common with regular taxpayers when it comes to budgeting.
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Skillicorn: Rent should be between tenant and landlord, not government
Government has no business telling a landlord how much rent to charge a tenant, the state representative from Crystal Lake said during a recent interview about an effort to repeal a 22-year-old rent control law.
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Rep Skillicorn: Pritzker 'does not have what it takes to reform'
Illinois' financial crisis has been a decadeslong bipartisan effort and the state's Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker decision to blame his Republican predecessor isn't helping, the state House Representative from Crystal Lake said during a recent interview.
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Skillicorn says Democratic-controlled Rules Committee is too powerful
Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is leading the charge among Republicans in speaking out against the state's Democrats granting even more power to the House Rules Committee they control.
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Skillicorn will not support parental-bullying bill
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) leaves no debate about where he stands on a bill that would make parental bullying a crime.
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Skillicorn calls for end to pensions for state lawmakers
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) argues the reasons for his proposed legislation that would prohibit newly elected House members from joining the state’s General Assembly Retirement System (GARS) are too many to count.
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Skillicorn opposes tax raises for department heads
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) opposes the new bill providing 15 percent raises for certain state department heads.
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Skillicorn: Ives will be missed
In Rep. Allen Skillicorn’s (R-East Dundee) mind, his former Republican colleague Jeanne Ives has become an institution around Springfield.
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From Prairie State Wire
Skillicorn encourages state GOP to regroup
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.
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From Prairie State Wire
Skillicorn, Ives speak out against potential hike in gas tax
State Reps. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) and Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) are combining forces to fight a rumored gas tax increase.
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Skillicorn decries possible gas tax hike
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) spoke out about a possible gas tax increase that he said would make Illinois have the highest gas tax in the nation at a press conference Tuesday, joining Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton). Both donned yellow vests during the conference.
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Skillicorn talks Illinois taxes
Rep. Allen Skilicorn (R-East Dundee) was the featured speaker at a “Talking Illinois Taxes” forum in Gurnee. The event, organized by Don J. Wilson, a former Gurnee Village trustee, was nonpartisan and drew about 30 people.
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From Prairie State Wire
Skillicorn calls for pension plan review after employee suspension for misconduct
Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is calling for a review of all Illinois pension plans that Timothy Sharpe oversaw after the American Academy of Actuaries suspended the government employee’s membership for two years.