Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Nearly 800 former inmates may have had their voter registrations incorrectly canceled “due to a data-matching error” between the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois Department of Corrections, the elections board announced Monday.
Second Illinois coronavirus case confirmed in spouse of first woman diagnosed Second Illinois coronavirus case confirmed in spouse of first woman diagnosed Thursday, January 30, 2020 The spouse of the first Illinoisan confirmed to have novel coronavirus has also tested positive for the illness and is being monitored, health officials said Thursday.
Policy change: Secretary of state won’t forward 16-year-olds’ info to voter registration system Policy change: Secretary of state won’t forward 16-year-olds’ info to voter registration system Thursday, January 30, 2020 While the information for approximately 4,700 16-year-olds was forwarded from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office to the Illinois State Board of Elections as part of an automatic voter... Read more
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... 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
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
Chicago woman has confirmed case of novel coronavirus after trip to China Chicago woman has confirmed case of novel coronavirus after trip to China Friday, January 24, 2020 A Chicago resident is the second person in the United States with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed at least 26 people in that country and... Read more
Coalition renews Clean Energy Jobs Act push Coalition renews Clean Energy Jobs Act push Tuesday, January 21, 2020 With federal regulatory changes looming and legislators one week away from a return to the Capitol, some clean energy advocates are looking to jumpstart a stalled proposal to bring major reforms... Read more