Illinois State Rep. Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is donating the legislative pay raise he voted against to community food pantries within his district each month.
Illinois’s immigration policies are having an impact on public safety. Illinois continues to enact laws to make it virtually impossible for local law enforcement to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in any meaningful way. The end result is people who would normally be detained due to their immigration status are let go and are essentially free to commit crimes if that is their intent.
Local Republican lawmakers have responded to the record-breaking $50.6 million Illinois budget for Fiscal year 2024, which was passed by the General Assembly in the early hours of May 27.