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Pritzker signs five bills sponsored by Wilcox to 'improve the service provided to our veterans'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed five bills sponsored and/or sponsored supported by Sen. Craig Wilcox, including several that provide support for veterans and their families, Wilcox reported July 31 in a news release on his Senate website.
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Sen. Wilcox: 'Seven hundred homeless veterans is seven hundred too many'
A bill championed by Sen. Craig Wilcox will benefit veterans facing homelessness when the new law goes into effect, according to a news release from the senator’s office.
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DeWitte promotes new 'municipality-friendly legislation' which keeps more local revenue
Illinois Sen. Don DeWitte recently shared a post on Facebook promoting a new law which revised the Illinois Municipal Code to extend local administrative adjudication to all municipalities, rather than only home-rule municipalities.
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Ugaste: 'Illinois' cocktails-to-go law has been extended for five more years'
Illinois state Rep Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) recently shared the news that Illinois' cocktails-to-go law has been extended five additional years.
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McConchie: 'Foxx has been an advocate for criminals instead of a prosecutor defending victims'
In a May 31 news release, Sen. Dan McConchie issued a statement regarding Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's decision not to seek re-election.
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McLaughlin apologizes to taxpayers for late-night pay raise approval
State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) is criticizing lawmakers for granting themselves a pay raise within the recently passed $50.6 billion spending plan in Illinois.
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Reick: 'Democrats have once again failed to address their spending problems'
Rep. Steve Reick reacted to the passage of the 2023-2024 budget in a Facebook post on May 30.
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Illinois' Pritzer on new budget: 'The Senate and the House have agreed to give us the tools to manage the program properly'
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Democratic leaders disclosed that they had come to a consensus on a $50 billion state budget on May 24.
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Wilcox: ‘Free healthcare for undocumented immigrants is looking pretty attractive to those flooding our country's southern border right now’
State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) is slamming the state’s Democrats for giving free healthcare to illegal immigrants.