SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State Senator John Millner (R-Carol Stream) said the Governor's proposal for the largest tax increase in Illinois history and raiding the state's pension funds ignores other alternative avenues to solve the state's budget crisis.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator John Millner (R-Carol Stream) passed several bills out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Law to advance the legislative agenda of the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

“I’m always happy to help craft good public policy to assist state’s attorneys and our law enforcement,” Sen. Millner said. “I’ve enjoyed working with State’s Attorney Joe Birkett to assist him with his and other state’s attorney’s offices’ to provide them with the tools they need to perform their jobs more effectively and make our communities safer.”

Birkett testified in the committee as a proponent for the bills sponsored by Sen. Millner and all passed with bi-partisan support.

“These bills are necessary and common sense,” Sen. Millner said. “Bills such as SB 1813 would allow our police officers to use their in-car cameras to record felonies in progress. Right now police officers cannot record anything except traffic violations and it’s frustrating for them.”

State Senator John Millner talks about his new legislation, Senate Bill 1694, that tackles the distracted driving issue.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator John Millner (R-Carol Stream) advocated his support for a special election to fill President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat on Thursday.

Sen. Millner said that because of recent events, the Illinois General Assembly should move forward to let voters decide on a permanent replacement for the office.

"Gov. Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris was a temporary appointment, according to the U.S. Constitution and Illinois election law," Sen. Millner said. "The legislature can, and should, create a special election to let the people of Illinois decide who they believe should represent them in Washington, D.C."