Highway camera expansion covering 6,600 miles of road in 22 counties awaits Pritzker’s signature Highway camera expansion covering 6,600 miles of road in 22 counties awaits Pritzker’s signature Tuesday, April 26, 2022 A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them.
Moody’s gives Illinois second credit upgrade within one year Moody’s gives Illinois second credit upgrade within one year Thursday, April 21, 2022 Illinois on Thursday received its second credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service within one year, moving up one notch but remaining in the worst shape of the 50 states.
ANALYSIS: Late-night legislating not unusual in Illinois, but process can be messy ANALYSIS: Late-night legislating not unusual in Illinois, but process can be messy Thursday, April 21, 2022 It was 6 a.m. Saturday, April 9, by the time lawmakers adjourned their regular spring session which had been scheduled to conclude the day prior. For everyone involved, including the press corps,... Read more
Pritzker signs final first-term budget ahead of reelection push Pritzker signs final first-term budget ahead of reelection push Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven revenue windfalls and a current-year surplus that helped the... Read more
Session Recap: Union-backed wage theft measure will head to Pritzker Session Recap: Union-backed wage theft measure will head to Pritzker Thursday, April 14, 2022 A major initiative of a regional carpenters’ union that aims to end wage theft in private construction projects will head to Gov. JB Pritzker. Read more
Lawmakers wrap up session with early-morning passage of $46.5 billion budget Lawmakers wrap up session with early-morning passage of $46.5 billion budget Saturday, April 9, 2022 Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday to pass a $46.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as a $1.8 billion package of mostly-temporary tax cuts that... Read more
House Dems release $45.6 billion budget as negotiations continue House Dems release $45.6 billion budget as negotiations continue Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Democrats in the Illinois House unveiled their own tax cut proposals and outlined spending tied to recent public safety measures at a news conference Wednesday, just three days before the... Read more
Democrats stand with law enforcement groups to tout ‘new way’ of addressing crime Democrats stand with law enforcement groups to tout ‘new way’ of addressing crime Monday, April 4, 2022 Flanked by members of law enforcement advocacy groups, about a dozen Democrats from both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly called a news conference Monday to tout proposals that they say... Read more