McLean County Times

Caulkins: New budget doesn’t account for 'the realities the state faces'

By Tamara Browning | Feb 14, 2022

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), who in the past has advocated for a balanced budget without new taxes and overspending, has criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45.4 billion general revenue spending plan for fiscal year 2023 that calls for $1 billion in tax cuts.

Rezin: 'We cannot continue to sit idly by as this crime wave continues to spread and worsen'

By Tamara Browning | Feb 6, 2022

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is supporting the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus’ updated legislative package targeting violent crime and supporting law enforcement.

Rose: Updated legislative package against crime is ‘action to protect the people’

By Tamara Browning | Feb 5, 2022

State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) joined the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus in pleading their case for Democrats to do something about what they describe as a “crime wave” sweeping the state.

Brady demands state Senate hearing on Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 restrictions

By Tamara Browning | Nov 13, 2020

Republican Leader Bill Brady is calling for the state Senate to have a hearing on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s implementation of new mitigation measures in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arena in Bloomington will operate as an early-voting location for general election

By Tamara Browning | Sep 27, 2020

An entertainment venue in downtown Bloomington will be the main site of early voting for voters in McLean County and Bloomington for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, Presidential election.