Contempt citations against DCFS director reversed by appellate court Contempt citations against DCFS director reversed by appellate court Wednesday, November 30, 2022 An appellate court on Wednesday reversed several contempt of court citations that were filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith for failing to comply with court orders to place state wards in appropriate settings.
Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Changes to cash bail statute surface before Thursday’s planned adjournment Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to the landmark cash bail overhaul.
Lawmakers announce bipartisan plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt Lawmakers announce bipartisan plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Lawmakers on Tuesday announced a bipartisan plan to use state revenues to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in debt taken on by the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund amid the... Read more
Flagpole removed from Old State Capitol Flagpole removed from Old State Capitol Tuesday, November 22, 2022 People walking through downtown Springfield on Monday morning looked up to an unusual sight – a helicopter hovering over the Old State Capitol, dropping a rope and lifting away the flagpole... Read more
Welch, poised for another term as speaker, reflects on growing House majority Welch, poised for another term as speaker, reflects on growing House majority Monday, November 21, 2022 Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governing with an even larger... Read more
Curran eyes ‘balance’ as he prepares to lead Illinois Senate’s GOP minority Curran eyes ‘balance’ as he prepares to lead Illinois Senate’s GOP minority Friday, November 18, 2022 Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that’s more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: “Bring balance to state government.” Read more
With three session days left, SAFE-T Act changes could be forthcoming, ‘technical’ in nature With three session days left, SAFE-T Act changes could be forthcoming, ‘technical’ in nature Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly said the results of the Nov. 8 general... Read more
McCombie to take reins of House GOP caucus McCombie to take reins of House GOP caucus Wednesday, November 16, 2022 State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following last week’s elections that were, for... Read more