St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service Monday, June 26, 2023 A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak’s Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week due to track upgrades that allow for increased speeds.
Consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases Consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases Friday, June 23, 2023 Millions of Illinoisans could see higher energy bills next year, but the size of those increases will be determined by a state agency that has recently had its oversight powers expanded.
Pritzker quickly wields expanded authority to freeze noncitizen health care enrollment Pritzker quickly wields expanded authority to freeze noncitizen health care enrollment Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration wasted no time last week in exercising new authority granted by lawmakers to limit the number of enrollees in a pair of state-funded health care programs... Read more
Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform Tuesday, June 20, 2023 While hundreds of bills cleared the General Assembly in the final month of the legislative session, some big-ticket measures will have to wait until at least the fall. Sponsors of several stalled... Read more
Illinois expands use of police surveillance drones Illinois expands use of police surveillance drones Monday, June 19, 2023 A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday expands local police departments’ authority to use drones to surveil certain events, respond to certain 911 calls, inspect buildings and... Read more
PHOTO TOUR: Construction crews 'exposing the bones' of state Capitol as renovations continue PHOTO TOUR: Construction crews 'exposing the bones' of state Capitol as renovations continue Friday, June 16, 2023 Construction workers in the Illinois Statehouse have stripped most of the north wing of the building down to its bare bones and are now in the process of restoring it to its original grandeur. Read more
UPDATED: Jury convicts politically connected businessman for bribing pair of lawmakers UPDATED: Jury convicts politically connected businessman for bribing pair of lawmakers Thursday, June 15, 2023 It wasn’t quite “where’s the beef?” but when he stepped outside a suburban Wendy’s with a fellow lawmaker on a hot August morning in 2019, then-state Sen. Terry Link... Read more
Legislative watchdog Michael McCuskey sees job as educational opportunity Legislative watchdog Michael McCuskey sees job as educational opportunity Wednesday, June 14, 2023 As Legislative Inspector General, Michael McCuskey is charged with investigating complaints of corruption or other misconduct from members of the General Assembly or the people that work for them.... Read more