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 participate in public relations events.
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.
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
Health care workers who cover up patient abuse face stiffer penalties under new law Health care workers who cover up patient abuse face stiffer penalties under new law Monday, June 12, 2023 Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to hide abuse or interfere... Read more
Former Gov. Rauner’s portrait added to state Capitol’s ‘Hall of Governors’ Former Gov. Rauner’s portrait added to state Capitol’s ‘Hall of Governors’ Monday, June 12, 2023 Former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s portrait has joined the “Hall of Governors” in the Illinois Capitol. Read more
Pritzker signs anti-book ban legislation Pritzker signs anti-book ban legislation Monday, June 12, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books based on “partisan or doctrinal... Read more
On the witness stand, ex-legislator finally acknowledges he wore wire for FBI On the witness stand, ex-legislator finally acknowledges he wore wire for FBI Friday, June 9, 2023 Former state Sen. Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker... Read more