Advocates rally to end cash bail in Illinois Advocates rally to end cash bail in Illinois Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Criminal justice reform advocates rallied Tuesday at the Statehouse in hopes of making Illinois one of only a handful of states to eliminate cash bail in all or most criminal cases.
CAPITOL NEWS DAILY: A whirlwind news day in Illinois CAPITOL NEWS DAILY: A whirlwind news day in Illinois Thursday, February 20, 2020 If you don't subscribe to our email newsletter, Capitol News Daily, here's what you missed!
UPDATED: ‘Disappointing’: Durkin, Pritzker critical of Trump commutation of Blagojevich sentence UPDATED: ‘Disappointing’: Durkin, Pritzker critical of Trump commutation of Blagojevich sentence Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Illinois leaders reacted to news Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich which he received for corruption convictions. Read more
Comptroller, Treasurer talk state's fiscal state Comptroller, Treasurer talk state's fiscal state Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Capitol News Illinois spoke to the state's treasurer and comptroller, as well as one of the Senate GOP's top budgeteers about the state's fiscal shape. 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
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. 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
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