North Cook News

Pritzker avoided 'a couple of major issues' in State of the State address, says Rep. Morrison

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 3, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) says he's not quite sure what to make of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest State of the State address, delivered last week in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Rep. Mazzochi to file bill that would safeguard campaign funds for their intended purpose

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Still in her first-term, Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) has seen enough to know that something has to change about the way campaign funds are used in Springfield.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives on AVR breach: People who knowingly voted illegally should be deported, plain and simple

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois' Sixth Congressional District candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) sees an opportunity for growth amid all the confusion stemming from the recent misstep by the Secretary of State’s Automatic Voting Registration (AVR) program that led to nearly 600 non-citizens mistakenly being registered to vote.

Rep. Morrison among the 'many' legislators who foresaw problems with Automatic Voter Registration

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 27, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) gets no satisfaction from being proved correct about the Automatic Voters Registration (AVR) system, which has mistakenly registered hundreds of non-citizens.

From Prairie State Wire

ILGOP Chairman Schneider demands action as non-citizens were registered to vote in 2018

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

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.

Voters must do their part to root out corrupt candidates, Rep. Morrison pleads

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is more convinced than ever that the long reign of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) should come to its end.

Serve Illinois seeks AmeriCorps peer reviewers

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 20, 2020

The Serve Illinois Commission is now seeking volunteers interested in becoming AmeriCorps peer reviewers for the 2020-2021 funding cycle.

Rep. Mazzochi's proposal to eliminate 'exit bonuses' gains Democratic support

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 20, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) cares less about taking the credit than she does about seeing through her mission to end so-called “exit bonuses” in Springfield.

From Prairie State Wire

Rep. Casten is either 'presumptuous' or 'has trouble with the rules,' Ives says

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) would like to know when her 2020 opponent in the 6th District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove), will finally stand up and take some accountability.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Ives' GOP support for congress reaches far and wide

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois Sixth Congressional District candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) wears her wide-reaching Republican support like a badge of honor.

GOP-led ethics reform can only go so far without help in House, Rep. Mazzochi says

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 14, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) wonders when Democrats in Springfield will finally acknowledge the painfully obvious truth about their leadership.

Rep. Morrison, GOP cautiously optimistic about prospects for tax reform in 2020

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 13, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is counting the days to the start of the next legislative session and having another chance at attaining some measure of property tax relief for desperate homeowners.

Rep. Morrison tells voters 'the power for change is all in your hands'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 6, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is on a mission to convince voters of just how much power they wield, and how important it is that they use it now that the state's population is plummeting at record levels.

From DuPage Policy Journal

GOP challenger Ives leads Rep. Casten by nearly 10 points in new poll

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois' 6th Congressional District candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is leading incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) by a full nine points in the latest Ogden & Fry poll.

From West Cook News

Candidate Marter's pro-Trump, conservative platform more than 'just a message'

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois' 14th Congressional District candidate James Marter (R-Oswego) is convinced that his background uniquely qualifies him to successfully overcome incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in next year's election.

Rep. Morrison vows to support GOP colleague's bill to ban sweeping of firearms-programs' funds

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) insists that he has every intention of supporting a bill to be introduced in the next session by GOP colleague Dan Caulkins to ban the sweeping of funds intended for FOID card and conceal-and-carry fees.

Des Plaines voters to determine future of city clerk position

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 28, 2019

Cook County Board Commissioner and GOP Chair Sean Morrison says Des Plaines voters will be in an enviable position when they go the polls next spring to decide whether the city clerk's job should become an appointed post rather than an elected office.

Prospect Heights closer to naming marijuana dispensary location

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2019

Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer recently announced that the city council has approved three locations that could be used for a potential recreational marijuana dispensary.

Cook County GOP commissioner wants answers, accountability for egregious payroll fiasco at Governors State

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2019

As investigators continue to probe an apparent payroll scandal at Governors State University, Cook County Republican Board Commissioner Sean Morrison is certain of at least one thing.

Rep. Morrison lauds Chicago's lobbying bill as a positive step in the long journey toward ethics reform

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 23, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) says a new law banning Chicago aldermen and city employees from working as lobbyists is an absolutely vital piece in the greater push for statewide ethics reform.