Press Releases
Mulligan: Sales Tax HolidayDes Plaines…Residents of the 65th District and across Illinois will be able to enjoy a sales tax holiday on certain school supplies, clothing and footwear from August 6-15 due to the passage of Senate Bill 3658. The bill, which was signed into law earlier this month, will allow consumers to essentially pay 5% less in sales tax for qualifying purchases during the ten-day period wherever they shop. For example, in a community where the total sales... Read more »
Opinion
House Democrats Block Fair Map AmendmentHouse Republican Leader Tom Cross presented the Illinois Fair Map Amendment before a House Committee on Tuesday. Fair Map has received the endorsement of nearly every major newspaper throughout the state. It was suggested by Governor Quinn’s reform commission and championed by a plethora of reform groups including the League of Women Voters, the Illinois Farm Bureau, and the Better Government Association. Proposals with such an abundance of support... Read more »
Podcasts
Rep. Jim Durkin: “Investigatory Committee only avenue to express our concern.”The Illinois Joint Investigatory Committee on Early Release held a hearing Wednesday night (8/11) in Peoria to discuss the ramifications of the Governor’s Meritorious Good Time program. This is the program which released numerous violent prisoners including one who returned to Peoria to commit murder. In December after receiving pressure from both members of the General Assembly and the media, the governor appointed former Judge David Erickson... Read more »
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Rep. Jim Durkin: “Investigatory Committee only avenue to express our concern.”The Illinois Joint Investigatory Committee on Early Release held a hearing Wednesday night (8/11) in Peoria to discuss the ramifications of the Governor’s Meritorious... Read more »
Cross/Radogno Announce Formation of Illinois Joint Investigatory Committee on Early ReleaseHearings scheduled for Peoria and Chicago Springfield, IL….House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) and Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno today announced... Read more »
Newly Released Budget InformationGovernor Quinn recently posted several budget documents on his website, http://www.state.il.us/budget/, and the State Board of Education posted budget information... Read more »
Stats: Illinois’ Budget MessBelow is a presentation on Illinois’ mounting debt crisis and some discouraging unemployment numbers for your reference. Click on the picture below to download... Read more »
Mulligan: Sales Tax HolidayDes Plaines…Residents of the 65th District and across Illinois will be able to enjoy a sales tax holiday on certain school supplies, clothing and footwear from... Read more »
Meet House Republican Leader Tom Cross:
Tom Cross is serving his eighth term in the Illinois General Assembly as the District 84 State Representative. First elected in 1992, his current district includes northeastern Oswego Township in Kendall County, portions of Troy and Wheatland Townships in Will County, Plainfield Township in Will County, and part of Naperville Township in DuPage County.
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