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Energy bill still not filed less than 24 hours before planned vote

The Illinois Senate is scheduled to return to the Capitol Tuesday to consider an energy regulatory overhaul bill that is years in the making but was not yet filed in its final form as of Monday night....
Energy working group negotiations to continue through weekend as new bill surfaces

The latest draft of an energy regulatory overhaul bill that has been in negotiations for months was unveiled late Thursday ahead of lawmakers’ planned return to the Capitol to vote on it next...
Latino group sues to block new Illinois maps

A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Illinois seeking to block the use of a redistricting plan that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly, this one by a group that represents...
CAPITOL RECAP: Lawmakers will return to Springfield next week to hear energy bill

UPDATED 6/10: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government.

Committee discusses state parks’ staffing issues, downstate tourism concerns

As Illinois begins its official reopening and residents flock to state parks this summer, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources faces a severe staffing shortage, according to IDNR chief of...
Illinois to enter Phase 5, full reopening

Starting Friday, Illinois will be in Phase 5 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, meaning businesses and organizations can resume normal activity, although some limited restrictions will remain in place.
State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr.

Members of the state’s task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the statue’s image in the...
GOP leaders sue over new district maps

Republican leaders in the Illinois House and Senate filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the new legislative district maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law June...
Former GOP rep. seeking back pay for himself, all other lawmakers in class action suit

A former state lawmaker is suing the state comptroller for salary increases he claims he was entitled to while serving in the Illinois General Assembly for 12 years, even though he voted against those...
Inmate voting rights bill still on the table

Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicted offenders serving time in county jails or state or federal prisons, according to the bill's...

What We're Working On Today

Tuesday, June 15

POSSIBLE STORY: BUTDGET VETO
Gov. JB Pritzker issued an amendatory veto of next years's budget due to drafting errors in the measure that passed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 1, with little time for it to be read by lawmakers before a vote.
Reporter: TBD
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POSSIBLE STORY: ENERGY BILL
Negotiations appear to have stalled on an energy regulatory overhaul bill, with lawmakersconsidering a smaller, more targeted measure than the massive omnibus that has been in negotiations for months. A measure targeting closure of coal plants is the main sticking point, according to lawmakers involved in negotiations.
Reporter: Jerry Nowicki
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Capitol Cast

Capitol News Illinois · Phase 5 Reopening

As Illinois enters Phase 5 of the state's reopening, Gov. JB Pritzker reflects on how the state responded. Plus, the Capitol News Illinois team discusses the energy bill that will be debated next week, staff shortages at state parks and other issues.

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