Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) talks about the importance of House Bill 1165 (Pension Reform) during a media availability after the bill passed through the House by a vote of 66-50-0.… Read More

March 20, 2013

by Denise Crosby

State Republicans have declared it’s time to take the kid gloves off. 

House Republican Leader Tom Cross, our representative from Oswego, was part of a group that last week introduced new legislation they believe will help keep children safer from shootings that have grabbed national headlines and placed yet another black eye on the state of Illinois.… Read More

March 18, 2013

Published on RebootIL.com:

Since pension negotiations began more than three years ago, the General Assembly has failed to enact badly needed reforms to help deal with the $96 billion unfunded liability in state’s pension systems.… Read More

Budget

Illinois accused of financial fraud by Securities and Exchange Commission… Read More.  The federal agency, which has been asked by Congress to look after the safety and stability of the instruments offered for sale by borrowers in global financial markets, publicly accused Illinois on Monday, March 11 of fraudulently concealing the depth and impact upon the State’s overall financial status of the unfunded pension liabilities carried by the five State-managed pension systems.    The SEC cited disclosures published by Illinois and its underwriters in 2005-09, during the administration of former Gov.

March 15, 2013

OSWEGO – State Representative Tom Cross (R-Oswego) invites residents of the 97th District to attend his traveling office hours at the Oswego Public Library’s Montgomery campus on Tuesday, March 26 from 5:30 – 7:00pm.… Read More