Illinois state Rep. Chad Hays won’t seek re-election in 2018
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed via Illinois Policy) -- State Rep. Chad Hays (R-Catlin) announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to his seat in 2018. He was first elected to Illinois House of Representatives in 2010 and has served in the House as assistant minority leader since 2013. The announcement comes just one day after Hays joined 14 other Illinois House Republicans in voting for a permanent income tax increase. The tax increase, which would impose $5.4 billion in higher […]