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Sullivan: ‘Here in Illinois, J.B. Pritzker and the Democrats have had their way for long enough’
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan is accusing Gov. J.B. Pritzker of not being transparent when it comes to the state budget.
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'We have lost our way,' Murphy states while backing GOP-led Reimagine Illinois plan
Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) said Republicans’ primary motivation for pushing their Reimagine Illinois plan is simple as it is necessary.
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Senior attorney at Springfield firm, Tracy becomes first downstate GOP head in 33 years
Don Tracy is taking over as chair for the Illinois Republican Party (ILGOP) after Tim Schneider resigned, becoming the first downstate chairman for the party in more than 30 years.
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Kinzinger, other Republicans in favor of Trump impeachment divide Illinois GOP
Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who voted to impeach President Trump, is frowned down upon in a statement from the Illinois GOP stressing unity.
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Caulkins battles Pritzker's decision to postpone fall high school sports, rally scheduled this weekend
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) has grown weary of how he thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker is continuing to put high school student athletes in a no-win situation.
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From Prairie State Wire
Critics say Pritzker policies only adding to Illinois' woes
Reacting to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State speech on Wednesday, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said that the governor's policies will only continue to make things worse for taxpayers.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding that a state-run program that automatically registers voters be immediately suspended amid reports that non-citizens were certified and cast votes in 2018.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP adds Cook County Circuit Court Clerk to 'Democrat Crime Ring Tracker'
The Illinois Republican Party has updated its Illinois Democrat Crime Ring Tracker to include the name of Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois GOP calls for 'Democratic leaders to speak up' in light of new missteps by a Madigan associate
The Illinois Republican Party is wondering how much longer longtime Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) can feign ignorance with the strong scent of corruption swirling all around him.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP launches website to expose state Democrats' 'criminal enterprise'
The Illinois Republican Party has launched a website aimed at exposing “the epidemic of Democratic corruption” across the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says
The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.
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Hammond backs petition drive to support non-partisan legislative map drawing
State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) is renewing her push for “fair maps” for Illinois elections. Hammond supports the creation of an independent commission to redraw the maps of Illinois’ legislative districts in 2021 to combat gerrymandering.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP chairman: 'fair tax' punishes taxpayers
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.
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From Prairie State Wire
ILGOP Chairman Schneider thinks 'tax-hiking hypocrite' Pritzker should look in the fiscal mirror
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy
A bombshell new report that soon-to-be ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner bailed out on his reelection campaign has some Republicans fuming.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman
Committeeman Mark Shaw has bagged the endorsements of state Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) in his run for chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From North Cook News
Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider’s Elgin car wash owes $21K in overdue property taxes
Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
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GOP slams Madigan's work toward 'zero reforms,' but rewards for himself
The Illinois Republican Party has released a video attacking House Speaker Mike Madigan's (D-Chicago) decision to increase income taxes as part of Illinois' new budget.
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Chicago schools again get huge funding preference, GOP alleges
Education funding legislation was hijacked in the final days of the spring session to provide million of dollars in extra spending to Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Illinois Republican Party argued in a press release recently.