April, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

The Illinois Republican Party has posted a video on its YouTube channel showing clips of Democratic gubernatorial candidates appearing to echo House Speaker Michael Madigan's call to increase taxes.

For medical practice, Illinois is not perfect — but still home

By Giovanni Whaley | Apr 27, 2017

Illinois' high tax rates are a pain in the neck, but the state is still home to Dr. Jon Polcyn, co-owner of Integrated Physical Medicine, said on a recent radio broadcast.

Tide turning in Illinois politics, think tank exec says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 27, 2017

The April 4 elections revealed what some across Illinois have seen coming for awhile: The Democratic grip on the state is starting to loosen, a think tank executive said on a radio broadcast recently.

Sangamon County Community Resources Committee met April 26.

By Wadi Reformado | Apr 27, 2017

Community Resources Committee met at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

Sangamon County Board met April 26.

By Wadi Reformado | Apr 27, 2017

Ad Hoc Committee met at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

Sangamon County Building and Grounds Committee met April 24.

By Wadi Reformado | Apr 27, 2017

Building and Grounds Committee met at 5 p.m. Monday, April 24.

Sangamon County Finance Committee met April 10.

By Lhalie Castillo | Apr 27, 2017

Sangamon County Finance Committee met Monday, April 10.

State's 'illegal' streaming tax described as rerun from Chicago

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

lllinois failed to learn from a court-challenged Chicago ordinance when it tried to tax streaming services as part of the failed "grand bargain" in the Legislature, an attorney with a Libertarian justice advocacy group said recently.

Gun seizure bill awaits third House panel hearing

By Ruth de Jauregui | Apr 26, 2017

A lethal order of protection bill is still awaiting a third reading by the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee, where it was originally sent on February 14.

Good grief! GOP said to finally see comical Dem strategy

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

Playing political football with the "grand bargain" budget is a Democratic strategy to keep Republicans in the General Assembly in a super-minority while at the same time not getting blamed for raising taxes, the CEO of a conservative think tank said.

Rauner chided for being more 'so what?' than 'so that'

By Karen Kidd | Apr 26, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner, who recently donned a flannel shirt for a 2018 campaign ad, is badly off message, and he and his team need to regroup, the CEO of a Chicago-based think tank said on a radio broadcast recently.

Budget described as another possible dead body to mourn

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 25, 2017

It's hard to tell the difference between a seated Illinois General Assembly and one that's on a break, WCIA Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Maxwell said in a recent segment focused on a lack of new bills, characterizing the legislative accomplishments of the 100th General Assembly as “hardly anything at all."