IL Senate Seeks to Restrict FOIA Watchdogs

A bill that has already passed the Illinois House (HB3769) is now in the IL Senate. It seeks to make the requesting of FOIA (Freedom of Information) more cumbersome for the requestor. Here is the overview from the Citizen Advocacy Center: The voluminous request provisions: May be utilized by the public body if more than […]

Gov. Quinn Signs Pension “Reform” Bill into Law

Gov Pat Quinn signed the pension “reform” bill into law in a private ceremony with the following people in attendance: Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington Senate GOP leader Sen. Christine Radogno Rep. Darlene Senger, R-Naperville Rep. Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs House Speaker Michael Madigan Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago From the Chicago Tribune: Gov. Pat Quinn launched […]

Naperville’s Wehrli running for Illinois House seat

Naperville City Councilman Grant Wehrli will run for a seat in the Illinois House next year, he announced Monday. Wehrli, a Republican, will be pursuing the seat in District 41, which includes Naperville and Warrenville. “We’re doing very well here as a community, but until the state of Illinois gets its house in order Naperville […]

Cross, Senger, Walsh Launch Summer Clothing and Supplies’ Drive

Donations to benefit Lamb’s Fold Center for Women and Children PLAINFIELD – State Representatives Tom Cross (R-Plainfield), Darlene Senger (R-Naperville), and Larry Walsh Jr. (D-Elwood) are asking residents to donate home supplies and gently used clothing to benefit Lamb’s Fold Center for Women and Children in Joliet. The donation drive will begin on May 28, 2013. […]

Saturday, March 2 - Property Tax Seminar: How the Process Works

DuPage County, IL - On Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, State Senator Michael Connelly, State Representative’s Mike Fortner, Jeanne Ives, and Darlene Senger invite property owners to a seminar on understanding how property taxes are determined and more importantly, how the assessment process works and the various “exemptions” (Homeowners, Seniors, Returning Veterans, etc.) that residents may […]