Illinois State Senate District 32
Recent News About Illinois State Senate District 32
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Week in Review | December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020; January 1 New Laws Edition, Part III
This is the final installment of a three-part look at new laws taking effect January 1.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Christmas Week
No politics or government news in this Christmas edition of my weekly column.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: December 9-13, 2019; January 1 New Laws Edition, Part I
As 2019 comes to a close and we prepare for a new year, several notable laws take effect January 1 that Illinois residents may want to know about.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: December 2–6, 2019
A recent report ranks Illinois at the bottom of the 50 states for fiscal transparency, and as a new decade looms, lawmakers must commit to improving the state’s system of drawing legislative boundaries to limit undue influence from politicians and special interests.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Nov. 25-29, 2019; Thanksgiving Day – A Historical perspective
We’re going to take a break from politics in this latest edition of my column to focus on something far more important to our lives: Thanksgiving for all the gifts, blessings and opportunities we have as citizens of this great country.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Date rescheduled for Sens. Wilcox, McConchie, DeWitte SOS Mobile Unit event in Crystal Lake
Residents looking for a convenient way to obtain services from the Secretary of State’s Office are encouraged to stop by their Mobile Unit at Algonquin Township on Tuesday, December 3.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review November 11-15, 2019
The fall Veto Session came to a close during the week with the final days’ main focus firmly on combating the ethics problems currently plaguing the state.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Nov. 4 - 8, 2019
In this report, good news for public safety in Woodstock, Harvard and Crystal Lake, completing the Nippersink Creek Aquatic Restoration Project, a visit to West Elementary School in Crystal Lake and a report on my fall Teleforum Townhall.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2019
During the first week of the fall Veto Session, ethics was the dominant issue garnering most of the attention of legislators and the Media.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Weeks in Review: Oct. 14 - 25, 2019
The Capitol is getting ready for the return of the Legislature for the upcoming fall veto session, during which lawmakers generally take actions on bills vetoed by the Governor, the Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled an ambitious $23.5 billion transportation construction and Illinois’ opioid abuse crisis is the focus of a special Senate Committee.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Oct. 7 - 11, 2019
In this report, you’ll find the final details of my summer survey, school visits, and a State Police phone scam warning.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Weeks in Review: Sept. 23 – Oct. 4, 2019
A cost of living report on McHenry County and a tax burden report about Illinois top the news in this latest column.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Sept. 16 – 20, 2019
A one-time tax amnesty program is being offered to delinquent taxpayers beginning October 1.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Sept. 9 – 13, 2019
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Illinois.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Sept. 2 - 6, 2019
New laws protecting children from secondhand smoke and allowing allow craft distilleries to deliver and sell their products directly to merchants have recently become law.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: August 26 - 30, 2019
A number of bills sponsored by Senate Republican lawmakers have been signed into law during the week, including measures expanding youth hunting, shining light on ADA violations, seeking to repurpose a state facility, and increasing pedestrian safety.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: August 19 - 23, 2019
Some good news to report about job creation, new laws dealing with sexual assault and cancer funding, and back-to-school words of caution from the State Police highlight this report.
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From Lake County Gazette
ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: August 12-16, 2019
Landmark anti-sexual harassment and discrimination reforms, and a measure aimed at reducing property taxes by allowing for some government consolidation have recently been signed into law.
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Q2 2019 Legislation: Sen. Craig Wilcox sponsors or co-sponsors six bills
Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-32) sponsored three bills in the second quarter of 2019, 10 less than the average Illinois state senator, and was added as a co-sponsor on three bills, 33 less than the average, according to a McHenry Times analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32: Senate Week in Review: Aug. 5 – 9, 2019
In this report, my first legislative newsletter hit the mailboxes during the week, new affordable housing for vulnerable populations opened in McHenry, the "Cold War" license plate bill is signed, state public health officials are raising concerns about teen vaping and, in the wake of recent mass shootings, the public is being asked to be wary and report suspicious activity.