Illinois House Bill 2495, otherwise known as the Reproductive Health Act, which would allow unrestricted access to abortions, is being hotly debated throughout the state.

A year after lawmakers hiked individual tax rates by 32 percent, Herbert Hebein, who is running for the state House in the 35th District against incumbent Rep. Frances Ann Hurley (D-Mount Greenwood), is disappointed with the lack of responsibility from state leaders.

The state of Illinois has been short on money in the past few years, and recently, a Chicago-based think tank suggested that taxing retirement income could bring the state an extra $2.7 billion in revenue if taxed at the same 4.95 percent rate that wage income is taxed.