Illinois state Rep. Steven Reick (R-63) on May 31 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.

Veteran Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington) is ready to put his money where his mouth is in expressing his contempt for efforts to repeal the state’s parental notification abortion law.

Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) thinks this could just be the beginning of the end for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “fair tax” proposal.

Visit http://www.caryillinois.com/Blog.aspx?CID=1 for updates and alerts regarding the improvements at the Cary Metra Station.

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-32) on June 1 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

Freshman Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) laments the fact that the state’s new $40 billion spending plan does little to address any of the real issues that have long kept the cash-strapped Prairie State in the red.

State Rep. Steven Reick (R-63) on May 31 voted against a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.

With nice weather upon us, families have started enjoying outdoor events.

Illinois' 6th Congressional District constituent Melissa Sanchez-Fisher feels that U.S. House Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) should reconsider his priorities before speaking out again on the merits of a proposed pay raise for legislators such as himself.

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.

Illinois state Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-32) on April 11 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste (Geneva) finds himself on the exact same page as all the frustrated taxpayers he’s spoken to since the state’s new $40 billion budget was announced last week.

Illinois state Rep. Steven Reick (R-63) on May 28 voted against a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.

Republican state Rep. David McSweeney (Barrington Hills) leaves no doubt about where he stands on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new $40 billion state spending plan and all the other legislation that accompanies it.

Edgar County Watchdog Kirk Allen wonders if longtime state Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) has passed the point of no return.

Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) was not about to go down without a fight with regard to Senate Bill 687.

Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste (Geneva) laments that for every step forward the state’s new $40 billion spending plan takes, it remains stuck in neutral when it comes to aiding already overburdened taxpayers.

State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) was hazed during debate on his first bill last week, as most freshman lawmakers are when they introduce their first bills on the floor.

Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) supported a bill that allows certain restaurants to become part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

House Rep. Steven Reick (R-Woodstock) believes the graduated income tax hike is bad for Illinois.