Week of 01/24/2022
COVID-19
Sen. Sue Rezin
AdVantage News (Alton)(3 other sources – generated by Illinois Radio Network a division of The Center Square)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Vaccinated teacher Covid-19 sick time
Sen. Sue Rezin
Jan. 25, 2022
The Marietta Daily Journal (Georgia) (5 other sources)
Issue: Compromise reached for vaccinated teacher COVID-19 sick time
Sen. Darren Bailey
Illinois Business Journal
Jan. 25, 2022
Issue: Covid mitigations lawsuit
Sen. Darren Bailey
The DeWitt Observer
Jan. 25, 2022
Issue: Covid mitigations lawsuit
Sen. Darren Bailey
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Jan. 24, 2022
Issue: Covid-19 teacher sick leave initiative
Rezin reminds constituents that free COVID-19 tests are available
Illinois Valley Times
John Suayan
01/29/2022
“State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is reminding her constituents that free COVID-19 test kits are available from the government.”
Fowler: Free COVID-19 tests are available from government
SE Illinois News
David Beasley
01/29/2022
“State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) is reminding constituents that they can order free COVID-19 tests.”
Education
Public school employees now have expanded access to FMLA benefits in Illinois
Sangamon Sun
Solange DeLisle
01/24/2022
“According to the Illinois General Assembly website, the bill had received support from several GOP lawmakers including Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), Sue Rezin (R-Morris), and Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg), and Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna).”
Energy
WSIU Public Radio
Benjy Jeffords
01/24/2022
“Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant has filed legislation that expands opportunities for Illinoisans affected by the Energy Transition Act.”
Sen. Terri Bryant introduces bill for coal workers following Clean Energy Bill
WSIL TV 3
Madeline Parker
10/26/2022
“State Senator Terri Bryant introduced legislation to help those who would lose their jobs at those plants.”
Sen. Terri Bryant introduces bill for coal workers following Clean Energy Bill
Madeline Parker
River Bender
01/27/2022
“State Senator Terri Bryant introduced legislation to help those who would lose their jobs at those plants.”
Ethics
Rockford lawmakers propose new way to remove elected officials for certain crimes
WSIL TV 3
Andrew Carrigan
01/25/2022
“Rockford Senator Dave Syverson (R) filed Senate Bill 3460 last week. Democratic lawmaker Steve Stadelman, of Rockford, is a chief co-sponsor of the bill.”
Bill could remove local elected officials from office while facing criminal charges
23 WIFR
Ali Rasper
01/26/2022
“Sen. Dave Syverson says Senate Bill 3460 could close the loophole for County and Township elected leaders.”
Winnebago County coroner's ongoing misconduct, theft charges prompt call for change
Rockford Register Star
Chris Green
01/26/2022
“On Wednesday, state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, was joined by a contingent of area Republican and Democratic lawmakers, state's attorneys from Boone and Winnebago counties, and Winnebago County Board Chairman Joe Chiarelli to introduce Senate Bill 3460.”
Sen. Dave Syverson
The Marietta Daily Journal (Georgia) (4 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Winnebago County Coroner corruption
Sen. Dave Syverson
WIFR-TV (Rockford)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Winnebago County Coroner corruption
Sen. Dave Syverson
WQRF-TV (Rockford)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Winnebago County Coroner corruption
Sen. Don DeWitte
Jan. 25, 2022
The Marietta Daily Journal (Georgia) (4 other sources)
Issue: Legislative Budget Oversight Commission not ‘pure oversight’ member says
Legislative Budget Oversight Commission not ‘pure oversight,’ member says
The Center Square
Greg Bishop
01/25/2022
“Commission member, state Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, said the commission does not provide as much oversight as the group’s title suggests.”
GOP state senators continue call for ethics reform
KWQC 7
Lizzie Seils
01/27/2022
‘“[We’ve gone] 21 days with no official watchdog over behavior of legislators in the general assembly,” Sen. Don DeWitte (R - St. Charles) said. “We know that there currently there is at least one open complaint sitting at the vacant Legislative Inspector General’s office.”’
“The bipartisan joint commission, chaired by Quincy Senator Jil Tracy (R), has looked over potential candidates for the commission suggested by an independent search committee. However, it appears they are currently at an impasse.”
Senate Republicans call for ‘common sense’ ethics reforms
Capitol News Illinois
GRACE KINNICUTT
01/27/2022
‘“It is not OK to have the legislative inspector general’s seat empty, and it is not OK for the majority party to play political games with an issue as important as legislative ethics, and it is not OK for legislators to think they can police themselves,” Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, said during a virtual news conference.’
“To address the shortcomings Republicans felt were not properly addressed in the last reform bill, Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy, introduced Senate Bill 3636, which takes “meaningful action” to address corruption within the state government. The legislation would build on SB 539, which was passed in 2021.”
“Sen. Sally Turner, R-Lincoln, says the bill addresses glaring omissions left out of last year’s bill.”
‘“It’s too easy for legislators to spend their time in Springfield advocating on behalf of special interests instead of their constituents,” Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro said.
Illinois Senate Republicans introduce bill to fight corruption
WSIL TV 3
Madeline Parker
01/27/2022
‘"Our constituents expect us to be held to high ethical standards. They must know that we are adhering to the spirit of the law so that they can be confident that their representatives are representing them, not special interests. To regain the trust of the people of our state, we must close the loopholes that lawmakers have used and abused over the years,” said Senator Terri Bryant.’
Sen. Don DeWitte
Jan. 28, 2022
KFVS-TV (3 other sources)
Issue: Ethics reform
Sen. Don DeWitte and Sen. Sally Turner and Sen. Terri Bryant and Sen. Jil Tracy
Jan. 27, 2022
Southernminn.com (40 other sources)
Issue: Ethics reform
Sen. Terri Bryant
Jan. 27, 2022
Coal News, EdGlenToday.com
Issue: Protecting coal worker jobs
Sen. Terri Bryant
Jan. 28, 2022
KMOX Radio (St. Louis), WRSP-TV (Springfield) (1 other source), WLS Radio (Chicago)
Issue: Ethics reform
Sen. Jil Tracy
Jan. 28, 2022
KMOX Radio (St. Louis)(4 separate times throughout the day), KFVS-TV (3 other sources)
Issue: Ethics reform
Sen. Jil Tracy
Jan. 27, 2022
KBSI-TV (Cape, Girardeau, MO), WYZZ-TV (Peoria), WGEM-TV (Quincy)
Issue: Ethics reform
Republicans demanding more stern regulations on ethics
WJBC News
Dave Dahl
01/28/2022
“The continued absence of a legislative inspector general is just one of the complaints from State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy).”
Events
McClure opens office in Chatham
Metro East Sun
George Willis
01/24/2022
“State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) has announced he’s running to represent the newly drawn 54th District in the 2022 election, but he hasn’t forgotten his current constituency in the 50th District. McClure announced he is opening a new district office in the Village of Chatham. Elected in November 2018, McClure has established offices in Springfield and Jacksonville. The Chatham office offers a more accessible location for residents in the southern part of the district.”
Interviews/Op-ed/Editorials
PodBean
The Stevie Jay Morning Show
01/25/2022
Sen. Chapin Rose
Editorial: We still need answers on the troubling tollway leadership shift
Daily Herrald
The Daily Herald Editorial Board
01/25/2022
"It's very troubling," Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines said after the hearing. "That's why we're going to continue to hold hearings." And Republican Sen. Don DeWitte of St. Charles said the board's resolution empowering Evans "is contrary to language contained in the tollway act."
Daily Herald
The Daily Herald Editorial Board
01/26/2022
“But don't expect them to get any traction in the Democrat-controlled Illinois legislature. For one thing, Democratic leaders already showed no interest in the provisions when they were originally introduced a year ago. For another, in Illinois' partisan political environment, it's hard to know whether the proposals announced by Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie, of Hawthorn Woods, are serious or just an opportunity to create an election issue around which to rally voters.”
Illinois State Senator Steve McClure
93.9 WTAX
Joey M.
01/28/2022
“Joey McLaughlin talks with Illinois State Senator Steve McClure.”
NEWSRADIO WJPF INTERVIEW WITH DALE FOWLER | JANUARY 28, 2022
WJPF Radio
Staff
01/28/2022
“Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) joins The Morning Newswatch.”
Law Enforcement
SENATOR BAILEY FILES LEGISLATION TO REINSTATE DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICERS
The Villagers Voice
VILLAGERS VOICE
01/26/2022
“As part of his ongoing efforts to support and protect the brave men and women who serve as police officers, State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) filed Senate Bill 3899, which would reinstate the death penalty for individuals found guilty of killing police officers.”
Dueling plans want to allow death penalty for people who kill police officers
WCIA News
Tim Ditman
01/26/2022
“Republican Senator Darren Bailey announced Wednesday he’s filed legislation on the topic. The bill allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty for anyone 18 and up who’s been found guilty of first-degree murder of a police officer who was on the job. The person also must know or should have known the victim was an officer. Also, defendants in death penalty cases would have access to legal resources in their defense.”
“A separate plan from Republican Senator Neil Anderson would allow the death penalty for killers of any first responder: police officers, firefighters, EMTs/paramedics, ambulance drivers, other medical assistance or first aid personnel, and employees of an institution such as the Department of Corrections or a similar local correctional agency.”
Sen. Chapin Rose
Jan. 26, 2022
WAND-TV (Decatur)
(1 other source)
Issue: Anti-crime legislative package
93.9 WTAX
Staff
01/26/2022
‘“Friends, this insanity has got to stop,” said State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia). “The bill I filed is for every police officer who has ever carried the weight of the badge. Our police officers and their families who have faced ever growing scrutiny from extreme anti-law enforcement proposals enacted in Springfield and signed by our governor.”’
Sen. Darren Bailey
Jan. 27, 2022
WREX-TV (Rockford)
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WHOI-TV (Peoria)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WSIL-TV (Harrisburg)
(1 other source)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WTHI-TV (Terre Haute, IN)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WCIA-TV (Champaign), WAND-TV (Decatur), WMBD-TV (Peoria), WICD-TV (Champaign), KSDK-TV (St. Louis, MO), WEEK-TV (Peoria) (1 other source), KHQA-TV (Hannibal, Mo) (3 other sources), WEVV-TV (Evansville, IN) (1 other source), WHBF-TV (Quad Cities), WTOL-TV (Toledo, OH), WEHT-TV (Evansville, IN), WGEM-TV (Quincy), KLJB-TV (Quad Cities), WTVW-TV (Evansville, IN), WGN-TV (Chicago)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
Telemundo Chicago
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
KMOX Radio (St. Louis)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WLS Radio (Chicago)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WBBM Radio (Chicago)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Neil Anderson
Jan. 27, 2022
WCIA-TV (Champaign) (1 other source), WMBD-TV (Peoria), WHBF-TV (Quad Cities)
Issue: Death penalty for murder of first responders
Sen. Darren Bailey
Jan. 27, 2022
KWQC-TV (Quincy) (2 other sources)
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO.)(1 additional source)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
KTVI-TV (St. Louis, MO) (3 additional sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WCIA-TV (Champaign)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN) (48 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WAND-TV
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WTHI-TV (Terre Haute, IN) (4 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WYOU-TV (Scranton, PA)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WQRF/WTWO-TV (Rockford)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
Pure Oldies 107.5FM (Springfield)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WXEF-FM (Effingham)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WMBD Radio (Peoria)(1 additional source)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WMAY Radio (Springfield)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
WSPA-TV (Greenville/Spartanburg/Anderson, South Carolina) (6 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Neil Anderson
KWQC-TV (Quincy) (2 other sources)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Death penalty for cop killers
Sen. Neil Anderson
WTHI-FM (Terre Haute, IN) (4 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Dueling plans allowing death penalty for cop killers/first responders
Illinois Senator wants to reinstate death penalty for anyone who kills police officers
WCIA News 3
Sarah Lehman
01/26/2022
“That’s one reason why Senator Darren Bailey filed Senate Bill 3899.”
Sen. Darren Bailey
Jan. 27, 2022
DeWitt Daily News, WSTO-FM (Evansville, IN), Champaign News Gazette, WLS radio (Chicago), WAND-TV (Decatur)(1 other source), WCIA-TV (Champaign)(1 other source)
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Darren Bailey
Jan. 27, 2022
WEEK-TV (Peoria), WMBD-TV (Peoria), WEVV-TV (Evansivlle)(1 other source), KMOX Radio (St. Louis), WCIA-TV (Champaign), KLJB-TV (Davenport), WCCU-TV (Springfield), WCIA-TV (Champaign)
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Neil Anderson
Jan. 27, 2022
WMBD-TV (Peoria), KLJB-TV (Davenport), WCIA-TV (Champaign)
Issue: Capital punishment for cop killers
Sen. Neil Anderson
Jan. 27, 2022
Ogle County Newspapers
Issue: Capital punishment for killing police
Rose to make new effort to pass crime bill
WAND 17
Doug Wolfe
01/28/2022
“State Senator Chapin Rose, (R) Mahomet, will make another attempt at getting a crime bill, with tough sentences, passed in Spring session of the Illinois General Assembly.”
Bills propose arming DCFS workers, reinstating death penalty for killing police
Shaw Media
Troy Taylor
01/27/2022
“State Sen. Neil Anderson of the 36th District filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty for individuals found guilty of killing first responders. McCombie’s package also includes a death-penalty provision.”
Valentines for Seniors
Barickman hosting Valentine drive for seniors
Hoopeston Chronicle
Jordan Crook
01/25/2022
“For many seniors living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, the ongoing pandemic has been an unusually lonely time. State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is hoping to brighten the Valentine season for many of these residents through his Valentines for Seniors program.”
Sen. Jason Barickman
Jan. 25, 2022
WRPW-FM (Normal)
Issue: Barickman Hosting Valentine Drive for Seniors
Plummer Collecting Valentines For Seniors
WGEL 101.7
Staff
01/26/2022
“Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer is hosting a valentine card drive for senior citizens.”
McClure Collecting Valentines For Seniors
WLDS/WEAI 107.1
Benjamin Cox
01/27/2022
“State Senator Steve McClure is hoping to bring joy to seniors for Valentine’s Day.”
Sen. Don DeWitte
Jan. 27, 2022
Elgin News Digest
Issue: Valentines for Seniors
Senator Rezin Hosting Valentine's For Senior Card Drive
WCSJ News
Jeff Lockridge
01/31/2022
“State Senator Sue Rezin is encouraging spreading some love and Valentine’s cheer to area seniors with her annual card drive.”
Veterans Affairs
Area Republicans Criticize Governor for Not Signing Veterans Affairs Accountability Bill
Ethan Kruger
WSPY 107.1 News
01/26/2022
“Morris State Senator Sue Rezin also was critical of the governor's office missing the deadline to sign the bill. Rezin says the governor's office has a bad habit of making mistakes when caring for veterans with catastrophic consequences.”
Pritzker Fails to Sign IDVA Accountability Unit Bill; Becomes Law Anyway
WLDS/WEAI 107.1 News
Benjamin Cox
01/26/2022
‘A press release by Republican Illinois Senator Sue Rezin of Morris yesterday says Pritzker’s failure to act on the bill was another incident of “the Pritzker Administration’s history of making careless mistakes when caring for veterans.”’
Pritzker not publicly signing accountability unit law a ‘disservice to veterans,’ senator says
The Center Square
Greg Bishop
01/28/2022
“State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said there’s a pattern of miscommunication inside the Pritzker administration when it comes to veterans’ affairs.”
Sen. Sue Rezin
WCSJ-FM (Morris) (2 other sources)
Jan. 27, 2022
Issue: Criticisms of Governor for not signing Veterans Affairs accountability bill
Sen. Sue Rezin
KHQA-TV (Hannibal, MO)(1 other source)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Oversight for Illinois Veterans Affairs Department
Sen. Sue Rezin
WLDS/WEAI Radio (Jacksonville)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Criticisms of Governor for not signing Veterans Affairs accountability bill
Sen. Sue Rezin
Chicago Tribune
Jan. 25, 2022
Issue: Criticisms of Governor for not signing Veterans Affairs accountability bill
Update: State senator and representative condemn governor for not creating veterans’ unit
1430 WCMY
Steven Devine
01/30/2022
“Republican St Rep. David Welter and Republican St Sen. Sue Rezin are denouncing Gov. Pritzker for not taking action on legislation that would create a veterans’ accountability unit with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. But the law will take effect in June, even though the governor didn’t sign or veto it after the sixty-day period.”
Pritzker not publicly signing accountability unit law a ‘disservice to veterans,’ senator says
Illinois Radio Network
Greg Bishop
“State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said there’s a pattern of miscommunication inside the Pritzker administration when it comes to veterans’ affairs.”
Voter Empowerment
Sen. Dan McConchie
Lake County Gazette
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Voter Empowerment resolutions
Sen. Dan McConchie
Jan. 24, 2022
Kane County Reporter
Issue: Voter empowerment constitutional amendments
Sen. Dan McConchie
Jan. 24, 2022
Quincy Herald-Whig/Capitol Recap
Issue: Voter empowerment constitutional amendments
Peoria Standard
Glenn Minnis
01/25/2022
“State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) is pushing a plan he argues is intended to give voters more of a say in the direction of their government.”
MISC.
Effingham Radio
Staff
01/26/2022
‘“This is another very exciting project for Southern Illinois as we continue to capitalize on opportunities that lie within our two mighty rivers,” said State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg). “Coupling this project along with the Alexander Cairo Port District will bring new jobs, out of state investments and economic development to some of our most economically depressed areas of the state. By turning old investments into new, continues our quest of creating much needed hope and prosperity to the Southern Illinois region.”’
Sen. Dale Fowler
Jan. 26/27, 2022
WSIL-TV (Harrisburg)(1 other source)
Issue: Rebuild Illinois funding
Sen. Dale Fowler
EdGlenToday.com
Illinois Ag Connection
Jan. 26/27, 2022
Issue: Rebuild Illinois funding (They reprinted Governor’s press release)
Sen. Jason Plummer
The Marietta Daily Journal (Georgia)(4 other sources)
Jan. 26, 2022
Issue: Judicial subdistricts temporarily blocked
Judicial subcircuits enacted by Pritzker, Democratic lawmakers temporarily blocked
The Center Square
Greg Bishop
01/26/2022
“State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, reacted to a Sangamon County judge this week temporarily blocking those new judicial districts from going into effect in Madison County.”
Sen. Fowler: Nearly $19 million in funding for port project, broadband
KFVS 12
Lucas Sellem
01/27/2022
“State Senator Dale Fowler announced that new capital investments could soon come to the southern Illinois region.”
Sen. Terri Bryant
Jan. 28, 2022
State Journal Register (45 other sources)
Issue: DCFS shelter problems
SEN. FOWLER ANNOUNCES INVESTMENTS IN AREA PORTS, BROADBAND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE
New Country Z100
Nora Inman
01/28/2022
“Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler is announcing the investment of nearly $19 million in port and broadband improvements for southern Illinois.”
Senator Plummer Reacts: Judge Blocks New Judicial Districts From Going Into Effect In County
River Bender, Ed Glen Today
Greg Bishop
01/29/2022
“State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, reacted to a Sangamon County judge this week temporarily blocking those new judicial districts from going into effect in Madison County.”
Port revitalization project funding to bring jobs to Gallatin County
WSIL TV 3
Madeline Parker
01/28/2022
“Senator Dale Fowler said these employment opportunities can help revitalize not only the port, but the Shawneetown and Gallatin County communities.”
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