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Why Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy is leaving the job

By HANNAH MEISEL
Jun 20, 2024 9:31 am - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his resignation as head of the state Republican Party.
State elections board dismisses illegal campaign coordination complaint, declines to clarify law

BY HANNAH MEISEL
Jun 18, 2024 6:53 pm - CHICAGO – State elections officials on Tuesday indicated they were unlikely to step in to clarify what constitutes illegal campaign coordination after voting to dismiss a...
Rushed pension reform will hurt businesses, residents

By Matt Paprocki
Jun 09, 2024 5:39 am - Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $53.1 billion budget, the state’s largest ever and $400 million higher than Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushed for in February. ...
Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move

Alex Abbeduto, Cole Longcor and Dilpreet Raju
Jun 07, 2024 7:42 pm - A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to ...
Arlington Heights trustee tapped for 53rd District House seat

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 05, 2024 9:46 pm - A panel of Northwest suburban Democratic leaders picked Arlington Heights village Trustee Nicolle Grasse as the new state representative for the 53rd District. Grasse wil...
Downstate judge blocks law banning newly slated candidates from ballot

Hannah Meisel
Jun 05, 2024 6:33 pm - A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing a new law that would have prevented certain General Assembly candidates who didn’t run in the March primary from getting on the November ballot.
Brushing off concerns of overspending, Pritzker signs $53.1 billion state budget

Andrew Adams, Jerry Nowicki and Hannah Meisels
Jun 05, 2024 6:32 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed the state’s $53.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest in state history. The signing caps months of work — and tension — among top Democratic leaders in Springfield and within the governor’s office.
State senator hopes gas-leak detector bill can prevent catastrophes like house explosions

By Eric Peterson
Jun 05, 2024 5:30 pm - If Tuesday’s house explosion in Lake Zurich is determined to have been caused by a natural gas leak, one state senator from suburbs says it would be another example of the dangers he hopes his proposed legislation can prevent.
Sangamon County judge considering whether slated candidates can appear on November ballot

BY HANNAH MEISEL
Jun 03, 2024 6:48 pm - A Sangamon County judge is weighing whether to block a new state law that bans the long-practiced tradition of political parties slating candidates for a general election...
Suburbs face new dilemma with fate of grocery tax in their hands

By Eric Peterson
Jun 03, 2024 2:33 pm - The Illinois legislature’s decision to eliminate the state’s 1% grocery tax, but allow cities and villages to replace it with a 1% tax of their own, is receiving mixed reviews from suburban leaders.

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