With about two-and-a-half weeks before the scheduled adjournment date of the spring legislative session, there seems to be little concern among Democrats about passing a budget and accomplishing top priorities before leaving Springfield.
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It’s the most insider election for an insider position decided by insiders at a party convention.
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Sometimes, at the end of a spring legislative session, the slightest comment can get entirely blown out of proportion.
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Just after 3:00 P.M. Thursday, Senate Democrats hastily moved a bill from the House that had been introduced less than 24 hours before. About 30 minutes earlier, Republicans pulled a fast one.
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Advocates for a new Chicago Bears stadium on Chicago’s lakefront met with two of Governor JB Pritzker’s top aides Wednesday but Pritzker wasn’t with them.
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The Illinois Department of Corrections is proposing closure of the Logan Correctional Center near Lincoln and moving it to a rebuilt Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet.
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An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing Monday revealed right-wing radio host Dan Proft offered the campaign of then-GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey $20 million in campaign contributions if Proft could take over Bailey’s fledgling 2022 campaign.
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Two Chicago lawmakers are proposing a merger of the Chicago area’s three major transit systems, the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace and Metra under one umbrella.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Monday he was not offended the family of a murdered Chicago Police officer did not want he or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to attend the officer’s funeral.
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In just a few hours Wednesday, Governor JB Pritzker said he remained “skeptical” of public funding for a new Chicago Bears stadium before the team held its official unveiling to saying he was “highly skeptical” of the plan.
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Governor JB Pritzker was asked Wednesday morning about the Chicago Bears stadium proposal which would cost taxpayers potentially $2.5 billion. Let’s just say he isn’t wildly enthusiastic:
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The Chicago Bears will unveil a new lakefront stadium proposal Wednesday they plan to fund with more than $2 billion in private dollars and more than $2 billion in taxpayer funding.
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Governor JB Pritzker is shooting back at critics of his handling of the Chicago migrant crisis.
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Sen. Napoleon Harris (D-Harvey) is among four candidates so far throwing their hat in the ring to earn an appointment to the vacant Cook County Clerk office.
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As the Chicago Teachers Union has exercised considerable power in Springfield in recent months, Governor JB Pritzker Thursday night offered a strong rebuke after the union’s lobbyist referred to a bill sponsored by a key Pritzker ally as “racist.”
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Republican leaders in Springfield continue to improve their fundraising numbers after nearly a decade of cash-strapped campaign apparatuses.
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Governor JB Pritzker Monday began the process of picking up the pieces after two members of the state’s Prisoner Review Board resigned after a parolee killed an 11-year-old boy.
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After a group of anti-Israel protestors blocked traffic on Interstate 190 entering O’Hare International Airport Monday, Governor JB Pritzker is being criticized by Republicans for what they perceive as a “soft” response.
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A long-simmering battle to fix the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) advanced out of the Senate Thursday, but it isn’t clear yet if the bill has enough support to make it through the House.
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Perhaps, not surprisingly, with six weeks left scheduled in the spring legislative session, the leaders of the four legislative caucuses in Springfield have a few things on their minds.
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