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Scherer’s bill waiving Gold Star plate registration fee ‘the least that we can do’

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 16, 2021

A new bill that recently passed the Illinois House of Representatives would do away with the registration fee currently required of Illinois families seeking a Gold Star license plate.

Butler: Redistricting bill is an 'opportunity to make sure legislators don't draw their own maps'

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 9, 2021

Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing for reforms in how redistricting maps are created with the recent introduction of the People’s Independent Maps Act, which would hand the process over to an independent commission.

McClure claims rush to redistrict in Illinois before census data is Democrats attempt ‘for partisan political gain’

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 1, 2021

As the Illinois General Assembly begins work on planned redistricting, state Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) expressed concern that Democratic legislators are rushing the process without having all the information.