Chicago…Today State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) released the following statement in response to the Governor’s annual Budget Address: “I am skeptical of the budgetary framework laid out by the Governor…

Last week, I listened to the Governor’s State of the State Address. It is clear that there is a bipartisan emphasis on reducing our state’s excessive property taxes. Illinois is…

WHAT IS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE TAX ABATEMENT? The Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Chicago City Council have passed ordinances to authorize a property tax abatement in their jurisdictions…

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/IBEW 134: ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO/ECA A longstanding partnership between INTM and the Electrical Construction industry helps IBEW 134 Journeyman Electricians continue…

A program administered by the Cook County Treasurer’s Office assists senior citizens who are hard-pressed to pay their property taxes. Seniors whose annual household income is $55,000 or less can…

Chicago…State Representative Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) co-sponsored initiative to make the reapplication for the Senior Homestead Exemption automatic was signed into law by the Governor today. “Mandating that seniors reapply for…

My office has received numerous emails and phone calls concerning the graffiti on the noise abatement walls currently under construction along Kennedy Expressway near Cumberland and Canfield. I have been…

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting applications for grants to enhance an existing street intervention program (provide additional services) or expand an existing street intervention program (serve more high-risk…

A wide range of new state laws take effect on January 1, 2020. Here is what you need to know – HB 38:Enhances criminal penalties for violence committed in a…