Reporter’s Notebook: Pritzker touches on election security, Illinois primaries, FOIA Reporter’s Notebook: Pritzker touches on election security, Illinois primaries, FOIA Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker took questions on elections, the possibility of Illinois moving up in the presidential primaries pecking order and the Freedom of Information Act on Wednesday during an unrelated news conference.
State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The state is accepting applications for the first $50 million in disbursements of a $420 million grant program aimed at increasing internet access across the state.
Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year’s state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million — approximately $60 million more than was expected — the... Read more
Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A pair of gun rights advocacy groups are suing the Illinois State Police, its director and the chief of the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau for “not acting in a timely manner... Read more
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... Read more
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. Read more
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