Illinois District 20 State Representative Brad Stephens
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Recent News About Illinois District 20 State Representative Brad Stephens
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Stephens: 'Congratulations to future House Republican Leader Tony McCombie' after win
State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) congratulated state Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) on her election to serve as the next House Republican Leader.
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Stephens: 'Democrats aren't expected to do anything to fix the dangerous provisions included in the SAFE-T Act'
State Rep. Brad Stephens. R-Chicago, said this week that lawmakers are in Springfield for the fall veto session, but it's possible they won't make any changes to the SAFE-T Act despite widespread opposition.
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Stephens: 'It's time for real change in Illinois to end the culture of corruption once and for all'
State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) called for real ethics reform as Mike Madigan's web of corruption continues to be exposed.
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Stephens: 'It's time to show the people of Illinois that we will not tolerate corruption'
As new charges were filed against former Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) is making another call for ethics reform.
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Stephens: 'Democrats should have listened to public safety experts'
In an Oct. 12 Facebook post, Rep. Brad Stephens said the criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act should be repealed.
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Illinois SAFE-T Act's ending cash bail bringing Republican outcries to end the act: 'The legislature does not have that power'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed policies that ended Illinois Judges’ ability to set cash bails before a defendant’s first court appearance, a victory for criminal reform and negatively grabbed Republican attention.
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Stephens: 'Democrats continue to push dangerous policies on the people of Illinois'
State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) said the elimination of cash bail will harm public safety.
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Stephens: 'Illinois keeps losing out to other states' as EV battery manufacturers do business elsewhere
State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) recently commented that Illinois continues to miss out on opportunities to attract electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing business, despite efforts by the Pritzker administration to incentivize EV production in the state.
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Stephens: 'It’s time to renew our focus on providing Illinois students with high-quality education'
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported approximately three million Illinoisans recently caught COVID-19 — days before Illinois schools begin the new academic year.
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Stephens: 'Ending cash bail is among the most irresponsible elements of Democrats' SAFE-T Act'
The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act (SAFE-T Act) is trying to reform the criminal justice system, including new standards of force for police, but wanting to abolish cash bail – which caught Republicans’ attention.
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Illinois students to return to classrooms with help from back-to-school sales tax break
The Illinois Department of Revenue announced in May the state is having a back-to-school sales tax holiday, it’ll start Friday.
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Stephens: 'Director Smith and Governor Pritzker bear responsibility for the failures at DCFS'
Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) said the Legislative Audit Commission questioned Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith about repeated deaths and contempt of court citations.
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Stephens links low arrest rate with Democratic policies: 'This crime wave will continue'
In light of an analysis by the Chicago Sun-Times that saw a spike in violent crime coupled with the city's lowest arrest rate since 2001, state Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) blames Democratic-passed policies that he says tie the hands of law enforcement officials.
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Stephens: Illinois gas prices 'still significantly higher than the national average'
Illinois State Rep. Bradley Stephens (R-Chicago) shared his frustration with gas prices in a Facebook post Tuesday.
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Stephens on Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting: 'We mourn with our Chicagoland neighbors'
As more details emerge about Monday's deadly shooting at Highland Park's Fourth of July parade, state Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) has joined other lawmakers in offering prayers of support for those impacted by the tragedy.
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Stephens: 'Every Illinois family deserves a neighborhood free of violence'
In an effort to make Illinois safer, Republican State Rep. Brad Stephens is supporting the repeal of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act.
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Stephens: 'Governor Pritzker's Prisoner Review Board continues to put criminals before victims'
Illinois State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) is outraged over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D-IL) decision to commute the sentence for a man convicted of killing an elderly man and shooting a police officer.
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Stephens: 'Our residents continue to pay the high price of corruption'
Amid reports former state Rep. Luis Arroyo collected a taxpayer-funded pension of almost $130,000 after being charged with bribery, Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Chicago) said Illinois is corrupt and needs serious ethics reform.
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Stephens: 'Please keep the Chicago police officer who was shot in the line of duty last night in your prayers'
A Chicago police officer has recovered from the hospital after getting shot during a traffic stop on the 6100 block of South Paulina at approximately 5:42 p.m., a police spokesperson told NBC Chicago.
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Stephens on the Department of Children and Family Services: 'The dysfunction has to end'
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has taken heat from state leaders upset with its management.