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Red light camera study bill advances in Senate

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

A bill calling on the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the use of automated red light cameras advanced in the state Senate on Tuesday, lawmakers’ first day back at the Capitol for the final three days of the fall veto session.

House GOP pushes once again for ‘urgent’ ethics overhauls

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Illinois House Republicans continued to push for quick movement on a package of legislative ethics reforms Tuesday despite no indication from House Democratic leadership that the initiatives will receive committee votes this week. Several House GOP members called the Statehouse news conference to push for what they called “urgently needed” reforms.

Lawmakers gearing up for final week of veto session

Friday, November 8, 2019

Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday, with all eyes waiting to see what, if any, action will be taken on ethics reform in the General Assembly. But a host of other issues...

Amtrak ridership hits record highs on two Illinois lines

Friday, November 8, 2019

Amtrak routes that connect Chicago to St. Louis and Milwaukee saw record numbers of riders in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 while the national passenger rail system turned in its...

Report: Illinois public education improving, but much more work lies ahead

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A group that advocates for public education in Illinois released a report indicating the state has made some progress in improving educational outcomes over the past five years, but it still has a...

House Republicans unveil more ethics proposals

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal probe into alleged corruption by some high-profile...

Manar to push bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, said in a Twitter post Wednesday he plans to push for passage of Senate Bill 533 when lawmakers return next week for the final three days of the fall veto session....

Q&A: Karmeier reflects on ‘privilege’ of leading state’s highest court

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Lloyd Karmeier is the third Illinois Supreme Court justice from Nashville, home to about 3,200 people two hours south of Springfield. Karmeier said “almost every one” of the cases the...

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Red light camera study bill advances in Senate

House GOP pushes once again for ‘urgent’ ethics overhauls