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Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears
Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears

We spent much of Tuesday asking lawmakers and other stakeholders what they were hearing about major issues in the hopper for veto session, which begins next week.

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Hammond Gets DeVore Primary
Hammond Gets DeVore Primary

Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) got her long-awaited primary challenge Tuesday.

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Pritzker's Big Risk
Pritzker's Big Risk

Governor JB Pritzker is taking policy and political risks by wading into the biggest fight of his political life with President Trump that, if things go poorly, could lead to a militarized state on the streets of Chicago and the state budget in tatters.

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Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears
Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears

We spent much of Tuesday asking lawmakers and other stakeholders what they were hearing about major issues in the hopper for veto session, which begins next week.

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Hammond Gets DeVore Primary
Hammond Gets DeVore Primary

Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) got her long-awaited primary challenge Tuesday.

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Why Darren Bailey is Running Again
Why Darren Bailey is Running Again

Former Sen. Darren Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Governor, who lost to JB Pritzker by 13 points, admitted Tuesday what most people already knew: he wasn’t planning on running for Governor in 2026.

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AFL-CIO Pulls Out of Longtime "Agreed Bill" Process
AFL-CIO Pulls Out of Longtime "Agreed Bill" Process

In a letter Tuesday to Governor JB Pritzker, House Speaker Chris Welch, Senate President Don Harmon and, other Democratic leaders, the Illinois AFL-CIO pulled out of the long-running “agreed bill” process.

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Pritzker Says DHS Has Requested Troops to Chicago
Pritzker Says DHS Has Requested Troops to Chicago

Governor JB Pritzker said Monday he expects military personnel to be dispatched to Illinois soon.

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Dabrowski: Property Tax Cuts Through School Consolidation, Pension Cuts
Dabrowski: Property Tax Cuts Through School Consolidation, Pension Cuts

One of the latest entrants into the race for Governor says reducing property taxes is a top priority, but would require forcing school districts to consolidate and to reduce pension benefits for high-wage educators, like superintendents.

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Pritzker's Big Risk
Pritzker's Big Risk

Governor JB Pritzker is taking policy and political risks by wading into the biggest fight of his political life with President Trump that, if things go poorly, could lead to a militarized state on the streets of Chicago and the state budget in tatters.

We're Gonna Miss Jim Edgar
We're Gonna Miss Jim Edgar

Those of us in the Illinois political world were delivered a gut punch Sunday when we received word of the passing of former Gov. Jim Edgar, who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Inside the GOP Gubernatorial Mess
Inside the GOP Gubernatorial Mess

Here are some thoughts and observations on the budding mess in the GOP race for governor:

Mary Miller is a Disgrace
Mary Miller is a Disgrace

Somebody keep Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Hindsboro) away from the app formerly known as Twitter.

Pritzker's DCFS Excuses are Inexcusable
Pritzker's DCFS Excuses are Inexcusable

If you read Beth Hundsorfer’s reporting in Capitol News Illinois last week about the failure of DCFS and its contracting agency, Lutheran Child and Family Services, in the death of 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee last year, you were likely incensed. I sure was.

Pritzker Reopens Redistricting Wounds
Pritzker Reopens Redistricting Wounds

Governor JB Pritzker got an off the wall question yesterday, but one he could have easily just knocked out of the park with partisan talking points.

 

 
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