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National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to…
The U.N. calls restraint chairs torture. Illinois jails use them every day.
by GRACE HAUCKILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and profanity.This is the first in a…
Pritzker signs health insurance reform measures
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on…
Transit heads again ask state for funding help, reject proposals for oversight reform
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing…
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann on Tuesday was sentenced to…
Pritzker ‘all in’ for Biden following visit to White House last week
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he is “all in” for President Joe Biden after visiting…
Menard prison staff picket, citing unsafe working conditions
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside…
Pritzker to meet with Biden, Dem governors concerned about president’s campaign
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to the White House to meet with President Joe…
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual…
Pritzker to meet with Biden, Dem governors concerned about president’s campaign
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to the White House to meet with President Joe…
State ends fiscal year with nearly $5B cash on hand
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois entered a new fiscal year Monday with a bit of a financial…
Pritzker signs election bill to increase party power in primary elections
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Changes to primary election fundraising, the electoral college and the state’s voter registration…