Former Madigan ally ordered to testify in ex-speaker’s corruption trial
The trial of Michael Madigan highlights alleged corruption in AT&T's lobbying efforts and a controversial Chinatown land deal.
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New poll shows Bailey ahead in GOP primary; Irvin ‘reassessing’ strategy
A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a ...
ANALYSIS: Where does the GOP governor field stand on abortion?
Perhaps the biggest news affecting state government this week came not from Springfield but from Washington, D.C.
Illinois lawmakers respond to leaked Supreme Court abortion decision
Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats warned of an “end to the constitutional right to privacy” if a leaked U.S. ...
Crowded GOP field lines up to challenge Pritzker, Stratton
Seven teams of Republicans and one team of Democrats have lined up to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. ...
House passes bill to reimburse teachers for college tuition, fees
The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would reimburse public school teachers for tuition and mandatory fees paid to ...
General Assembly appoints new lawmaker watchdog as GOP decries search process
Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly this week fast-tracked the approval of their party’s appointee to the watchdog position tasked ...
Lawmakers consider lowering trailer license fee
In 2019, the fee for licensing a small trailer in Illinois jumped from $18 to $118. Lawmakers are now looking ...
Republicans push for revisions to ‘Restore Illinois’ plan
Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly said Thursday that when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week, they intend to ...
House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases
Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed ...
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