Honored to be endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times From the Chicago Sun-Times: In 2017, Republican state Rep. Keith R. Wheeler of Oswego was part of a bipartisan group in the Illinois House that reformed the Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credit program for businesses. They improved it, in part, by making smaller[…]
Honored to be endorsed by the Chicago Tribune From the Chicago Tribune: If Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, shows up on your doorstep, be prepared for a lesson in budgeting. But don’t fall asleep. This is important. Decades of bad budgeting is how the state got into its financial mess. An appropriations committee on which Wheeler sits[…]
Honored to be endorsed by the Daily Herald From the Editorial Board: In two terms in Springfield, Republican Keith Wheeler, of Oswego, has staked out clear territory in the camp of General Assembly conservatives. He has a strong record fighting for spending controls, pension reform and property tax relief. At the same time, he also[…]
State Representative Keith Wheeler hosted a clinic to help residents lower the costs of their utility bills on Thursday, August 23 at 10:30am. The clinic aimed at reducing the costs of their gas, electric, and phone bills to the clinic. Attendees should brought their most recent utility bill with them to the Montgomery Village Hall[…]
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin appointed Rep. Keith Wheeler of Oswego to serve as House Republican Conference Chair. The appointed is extremely rare for a legislator in only their second term as a state representative. Wheeler released a statement saying, “This role will enable me to be an even more effective voice for Fox[…]
Representative Keith Wheeler introduced the Blue Collar Jobs Act on the Floor of the Illinois House.
Rep. Keith Wheeler penned a scathing op-ed printed in the Chicago Tribune today. He criticized Speaker Madigan and his Democratic majority in the legislature for failing to adopt a revenue estimate in this year’s budget negotiations. Wheeler was sworn in as a legislator in 2015 and the Illinois General Assembly has not met the constitutional[…]
Rep. Wheeler introduced HB5864, known as the Blue-Collar Jobs Act, which would give tax incentives to construction projects in Illinois. Wheeler was instrumental in uniting representatives from the business community, manufacturing, and organized labor to support the initiative. Since his time in the Illinois legislature, Wheeler has been a leading voice for bringing economic development[…]
A simple Facebook post about Illinois’ high property taxes draws impassioned responses from frustrated Illinois homeowners who have had enough. My high school classmate and neighbor wrote: I wish my taxes were $4100 ? – our entire extended family are considering leaving Illinois soon. Our parents cannot continue to pay a “mortgage” for their taxes[…]
The Illinois General Assembly has ignored the balanced budget requirement of the Illinois Constitution for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The balanced budget requirement really shouldn’t be in dispute. The language in the Illinois Constitution is fairly clear: Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available[…]