Mike Bost

Editorial: The obstructionists, Part 4

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who's exploring a run for governor, took a stab at Illinois' pension stalemate Monday. He had some good ideas for how Gov. Pat Quinn could force the issue — starting with a promise to veto any faux...

Illinois poised to raise minimum required auto insurance

2013-05-28 09:52:00

Illinois motorists who carry only the minimum insurance required by law might find themselves paying more for premiums starting in 2015. The Illinois House passed legislation over the weekend that would raise the minimum liability coverage -- insurance...

Driver cell phone ban now up to Quinn

2013-05-30 06:25:00

Drivers forced to navigate a confusing patchwork of cellphone restrictions in the Chicago area will no longer have to wonder whether they are breaking the law if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a sweeping ban on hand-held devices. Coming four years after a...

Illinois House passes bill to raise car-insurance minimum

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Illinois motorists who carry only the minimum insurance required by law might find themselves paying higher premiums starting in 2015. The Illinois House passed legislation over the weekend that would raise the minimum liability coverage — which...

Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban

2013-05-20 18:19:00

— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....

Editorials: Tighten Link card rules to fight abuse

2013-05-20 00:00:00

For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...

Illinois test vote on concealed carry fails

2013-04-17 14:58:00

SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected a concealed carry measure today in an emotional test vote on the controversial gun legislation. The legislation emerged in the form of an amendment that was modeled after a highly restrictive...

'Hands-free' distinction appears to be evidence free as well.

2013-03-04 16:32:04

House passes statewide ban on cell use while driving

2013-03-01 15:36:00

SPRINGFIELD — A new proposal to ban the use of cell phones while driving throughout Illinois passed the House on Friday along with two other traffic safety measures. The proposed ban, sponsored by Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, would...

New General Assembly sworn in as full plate looms

2013-01-09 11:58:00

SPRINGFIELD --- A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in today, and after the ceremony and celebrations are over, lawmakers will face a full plate of unresolved issues in the month ahead. Democrats now have veto-proof majorities in both the House and...

House passes 'quick-take' bill for proposed Illiana tollway

2012-05-23 17:40:00

The Illinois House today passed legislation giving the state so-called quick-take power to acquire private property for the proposed Illiana expressway connecting Interstate 65 in Indiana and I-55 in Illinois. Quick-take would let the Illinois Department...

Don't cave, Governor

2012-05-31 00:00:00

The roar of protesters vibrated through the Illinois Capitol rotunda Wednesday as community groups and organized labor clamored for attention. But the most intense noise wasn't the rhythmic stomp of the rallies. It was the pressing tick-tock of the...

Illinois State Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) rails against House Speaker Michael Madigan while Republicans try unsuccessfully to amend the pension bill at the State Capitol in Springfield.

2012-05-29 00:00:00