Optimism, calls for ethics reforms highlight Pritzker policy address Optimism, calls for ethics reforms highlight Pritzker policy address Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker struck a tone of optimism and accomplishment in his annual State of the State Address Wednesday, declaring “the old patronage system needs to die” as he outlined his policy goals for 2020.
Full Text of Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State Address Full Text of Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State Address Wednesday, January 29, 2020 The full text of Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Capitol in Springfield.
Capitol News Illinois begins daily email newsletter, and it’s free! Capitol News Illinois begins daily email newsletter, and it’s free! Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Capitol News Illinois today launched an email newsletter, Capitol News Daily, that will be sent each weekday morning while the General Assembly is in session. Read more
UPDATED: Harmon names new leadership team UPDATED: Harmon names new leadership team Tuesday, January 28, 2020 New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, announced his leadership team Tuesday on the first day of the 2020 legislative session. Read more
House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Remodeling how Illinois’ political districts are drawn is the key to addressing the “dark cloud” of ethical violations hovering over state government, House Republican leaders... Read more
Lawmakers call to end state-to-state corporate poaching Lawmakers call to end state-to-state corporate poaching Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Two Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday to form a multi-state compact in which each member state would vow not to use company-specific tax incentives to lure businesses away from... Read more
State police say forensic evidence backlog shrinking, needs more work State police say forensic evidence backlog shrinking, needs more work Tuesday, January 28, 2020 When an Illinois Senate panel met in March to discuss the state’s backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more than 70 DNA samples in murder cases more than a year old awaiting... Read more
Sandoval pleads guilty to bribery and tax fraud Sandoval pleads guilty to bribery and tax fraud Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval entered a plea deal Tuesday in which he admitted to receiving more than $250,000 in bribes over a three-year period and filing a false tax return. In exchange for... Read more