Candidate Q&A: Cunningham, Reyes make pitch for Supreme Court seat

March 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Candidate Q&A: Cunningham, Reyes make pitch for Supreme Court seat

Compiled by Capitol News Illinois There’s one contested primary for an Illinois Supreme Court seat on the March 19 ballot, with appointed incumbent Justice Joy…

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Bailey vs. Bost congressional race among GOP primaries to watch

March 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Bailey vs. Bost congressional race among GOP primaries to watch

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The March 19 primaries in Illinois may seem anticlimactic to those who are only interested in…

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Pritzker agency heads questioned on $1.1 billion revenue proposals

March 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker agency heads questioned on $1.1 billion revenue proposals

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s revenue and budget directors took questions from a legislative panel Thursday on his…

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House panel opens hearings on Pritzker’s health insurance reforms

March 13, 2024 / Comments Off on House panel opens hearings on Pritzker’s health insurance reforms

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping…

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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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