SPRINGFIELD—Today the rates for the graduated income tax were presented through SB687 in the House of Representatives.  The new tax brackets would include a top tax rate of 7.99% for…

PLAINFIELD—State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is hosting a Children’s Safety Expo on Saturday June 22nd.  The event will be held from 9:00am-12:30pm at Plainfield Central High School, 24120 Fort Beggs…

SPRINGFIELD—Today the House of Representatives voted on the graduated income tax proposal, Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 1 (SJRCA1), which would remove the flat income tax guarantee from the Illinois…

SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) served as the chief sponsor of an initiative that will help enforce and improve Scott’s Law, which requires drivers to slow down and move over…

Governor Pritzker’s plan to ignore government reforms, tax more of a shrinking pie, and move money around to fill needs temporarily amounts to little more than a shell game designed…

As the Republican Spokesperson for the House Personnel and Pensions Committee State Representative Mark Batinick led an important debate on a piece of legislation that would change the downstate firefighter…

Dear Friend, As we enter the final few weeks of legislative session in Springfield, I wanted to give you an update on what issues are being discussed in the General…

Representative Mark Batinick recently participated in a press conference to explain his opposition to Governor Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, and why it won’t help fix Illinois’ financial mess. “This…

SPRINGFIELD—Today, State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) stood alongside his House Republican colleagues in the Capitol for a press conference on the federal investigation surrounding Governor JB Pritzker.  Last week it…