State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Ill.)
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Sen. Oberweis seeking submissions for 'Wall of Honor' Veterans Day tribute
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is counting on constituents to take part in his Veteran’s Day tribute to armed forces veterans.
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Sen. Oberweis calls out Rep. Underwood for supporting digital records system for illegal immigrants
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has criticized his U.S. House Congressional opponent for putting the welfare of illegal immigrants ahead of that of our own military veterans.
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Sen. Oberweis, Rep. Wheeler to co-host Senior Health Fair forum in Yorkville
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is slated to host a Senior Health Fair forum in Yorkville on Oct. 2.
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From Kane County Reporter
Sen. Oberweis nets endorsement from Rep. Skillicorn for congressional run
Veteran Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has landed the endorsement of state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) in his run for Congress in the 14th District.
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Sen. Oberweis: Taxpayers pay the price for 'corrupt bargains' struck by Democrats like Sen. Cullerton
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) sees the real victims as state taxpayers in the ongoing federal corruption probe that has now ensnared colleague Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park).
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Voters can help extinguish gerrymandering in Illinois, Sen. Oberweis says
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is convinced there is just one solution to Illinois’ long-running problem of gerrymandering.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Sen. Oberweis condemns Democrats for outmigration: 'Progress shouldn’t look like this'
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) recently took to social media to address the state’s rapidly elevating outmigration crisis.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Sen. Oberweis defends Parental Notification Act
Veteran state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) hopes there is a price that Democrats in Springfield are forced to pay for all their extreme politics.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Sen. Oberweis says campuses 'should allow free speech' after group files suit against U of I
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is in complete support of state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi’s resolution mandating that public institutions in receipt of taxpayer funding be completely open to the views and voices heard on campuses throughout the state.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Oberweis recuses self from Senate vote
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) addressed two bills on the Senate floor back on June 2.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Sen. Oberweis opposes educational labor bill
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) opposed a bill that would allow college and university research assistants to join teaching assistants and have access to collective bargaining.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Sen. Oberweis not completely sold on Pritzker's 'knowledge for the policies he's putting into place'
Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis’ (R-Sugar Grove) hardcore resistance to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state budget plan is hardly personal.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Oberweis: RISE Act is 'fundamentally wrong'
Legislation that would extend state student aid eligibility to undocumented immigrants, on the governor's desk unsigned for about a week, will not be any easier to fund than the current program, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said during a recent interview.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Oberweis rejects blatant special-interest bill
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) hates the idea of special-interest legislation.
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From Prairie State Wire
Senate OKs $800 million in raises for health care workers while state is billions of dollars in debt
With billions of dollars in unpaid bills, and CNN claiming Illinois could become America’s first ‘junk’ state, the Senate passed a $819 million bill to increase employee wages.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Senate panel backs plan for property tax exemption for disabled first responders
All but one member of the Senate Executive Committee lawmaker approved a homestead exemption for disabled first responders at the panel's hearing April 11.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Steps can be taken to fix Illinois' tanking net worth, Oberweis says
The state of Illinois released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 2017 fiscal year this month showing the state's net worth, or "total primary government net position," has plummeted to a negative $137 billion.
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Oberweis backs Rauner vow to change public education funding bill
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) recently threw his support behind Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vow to issue use an amendatory veto if and when he receives Senate Bill 1 from Democratic lawmakers to remove provisions favorable to Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to a release.
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Oberweis issues challenge to work to end hunger
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), a longtime supporter of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, delivered the keynote address at End Hunger Lobby Day in Springfield recently.
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Oberweis bemoans 'bleak' budget hopes, frustration in Senate
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) doesn't like his job right now.