Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers push bills addressing water quality, free school meals

March 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers push bills addressing water quality, free school meals

By COLE LONGCOR ALEX ABBEDUTO & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Lake Michigan is Illinois’ largest drinking water supply, serving almost 6.6…

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With recession fears subsiding, new state economic forecast expects ‘firm but steady growth’

March 12, 2024 / Comments Off on With recession fears subsiding, new state economic forecast expects ‘firm but steady growth’

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The state’s two main fiscal forecasting agencies agree: Illinois’ finances will see a strong close in…

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Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield

March 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield

By PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected school board for the first…

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With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation

March 8, 2024 / Comments Off on With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation

By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU [email protected] CHICAGO – On an August day in 2019, then-Democratic state Sen. Terry Link stood outside of a suburban…

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Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield

March 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield

By PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected school board for the first…

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Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings

March 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings

By ALEX ABBEDUTO  Capitol News Illinois  [email protected]  SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure that would prohibit Illinois companies from…

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State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion

March 6, 2024 / Comments Off on State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that public universities in Illinois are…

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With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation

March 6, 2024 / Comments Off on With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation

By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU [email protected] CHICAGO – On an August day in 2019, then-Democratic state Sen. Terry Link stood outside of a suburban…

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Former Gov. Pat Quinn backs GOP-sponsored ethics amendment

March 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Former Gov. Pat Quinn backs GOP-sponsored ethics amendment

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A Republican proposal that would give citizens the ability to propose ethics-related constitutional amendments on the…

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Judges, ex-lawmakers, lobbyists wrote to support convicted ex-Madigan aide

March 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Judges, ex-lawmakers, lobbyists wrote to support convicted ex-Madigan aide

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] After Tim Mapes’ August conviction on charges of perjury and attempted obstruction of justice in the federal criminal…

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