Illinois State Senate District 32
Recent News About Illinois State Senate District 32
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Sen. Craig Wilcox: 'When they return, disabled veterans often need to adapt or upgrade their homes because of injuries sustained during service to their country'
Senator Craig Wilcox announced a new law aimed at benefiting disabled veterans by waiving extra costs associated with local government fees. "This new law will ease the financial burden a bit by waiving the extra costs of local government fees," Wilcox stated in a July 4 Facebook post.
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Wilcox on SAFE-T Act: 'Flaws within the SAFE-T Act are well-known'
January 1st, the effective date of the SAFE-T Act, is approaching and local governments are preparing for its implementation.
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Wilcox on the cost burden of SAFE-T Act mandates: 'Democrats looked yet again to their favorite funding source — taxpayers'
The SAFE-T Act, set to go into effect on January 1st of next year, has been subject to criticism from state’s attorneys to candidate campaigns.
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Wilcox: ‘SAFE-T Act will turn seasoned street officers into pencil-pushing bureaucrats’
The SAFE-T Act, set to go into effect on January 1st of next year, has been subject to criticism from state’s attorneys to candidate campaigns.
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Craig Wilcox, running for re-election as a State Senator in IL-32: 'I have been a leading voice challenging the constitutionality of the SAFE-T Act'
The SAFE-T Act continues to be a hot topic for Illinois politicians, law enforcement and citizens. Signed into law back in January of 2021 by 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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Wilcox: 'Inflation is crippling Illinois families. Democrats know this, but continue to tax Illinoisans at every turn'
With high inflation rates affecting consumers nationwide, state level politicians and candidates in Illinois are speaking up. Many of the Republican candidates slated for the November election believe that Springfield should be looking to provide long-term relief to consumers, rather than stints of alleviation during times of economic hardship. In the last four months, elected officials in Illinois have made strides to keep money in the pockets of consumers through a series of tax freezes and suspensions. To many Republican candidates, these are election year gimmicks and if the current representation is re-elected, the status quo of poor credit ratings caused by budgeting issues will continue.
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Wilcox on Chicago Bears' move to Arlington Heights: 'This is not an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars'
In September 2021, the Chicago Bears purchased the rights to buy the land at Arlington Park. Ever since, there has been some significant pushback from organizations like Americans for Prosperity and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Putting the lives of 12 million citizens on hold requires transparency and accountability
My Senate Republican colleagues and I have repeatedly asked the Governor for specifics regarding the science and data he cites as the basis for his decisions leading to shuttered businesses and lost jobs, restricting social and religious gatherings, and impacting public education and school sports.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Put Springfield on notice and sign the anti-corruption petition
Illinois citizens deserve better than the culture of corruption in Springfield that has resulted in lawmaker resignations, arrests, indictments, and investigations.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Sen. Wilcox to bring Mobile SOS unit to Johnsburg
The Illinois Secretary of State’s (SOS) Mobile license facility is coming to Johnsburg Wednesday, October 14.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Sen. Wilcox: Senate Republican ethics reform is a no brainer
The Illinois General Assembly is in need of ethics reforms to root out corruption and the time to act is long overdue, according to State Sen. Craig Wilcox.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Sen. Wilcox hosts utility bill seminar with Citizens Utility Board
Sen. Craig Wilcox and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) are teaming up to offer a free virtual utilities seminar on Thursday, September 24.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Sen. Wilcox: Stop Ignoring Corruption
Ethical lapses and corruption in government have huge costs in economic terms and cause damage to confidence in government.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Letter to Governor: No more excuses. Fix Unemployment system
Illinois State Senate District 32 issued the following announcement on Aug. 21.I joined a number of my Senate colleagues in a letter (below) to Gov. Pritzker asking him to put aside the excuses and take positive action.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Republicans say little progress to show one year after Property Tax Relief Task Force created
It marks one year since the legislation creating the Property Tax Relief Task Force was signed into law.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Wilcox urges Congress to return ComEd fine to ratepayers
Senator Wilcox is a chief cosponsor of a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to return ComEd’s $200 million fine to their ratepayers in Illinois either through direct payments or by directing the funds to the Illinois Commerce Commission for distribution to ratepayers.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: The Illinois Senate Republican Caucus calls on Michael Madigan to step aside as Speaker
"Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exerts absolute control over what issues get a hearing and which get a vote in the Illinois House.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: New COVID-19 mitigation plan, regions announced
Wednesday, July 15 public health officials and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker laid out a new COVID-19 mitigation plan, metrics and revised regions for monitoring the pandemic’s impact on Illinois.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Sen. Wilcox hosts Johnsburg Blood Drive
4.5 million American lives are saved each year by blood transfusions.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Republican letter to Governor: Revise your plans to reopen Illinois' economy
Illinois has been one of the most coronavirus-restrictive states and it shows in the fact that more than a million Illinoisans filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March.