Illinois State Politics
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Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker’s prison plan
May 10, 2024 9:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday. Top officials with th...
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‘We are going to fight this’: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new banMay 09, 2024 12:57 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspira...
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Illinois GOP advance 2 human trafficking victim protection bills as others remain in limbo
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Republicans slam new state election law favoring incumbentsMay 03, 2024 8:43 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With about three weeks to go before the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn its spring legislative session, supermajority Democrats flexed the...
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Bill nixing senior driving test hits House roadblock, Senate version still goingMay 01, 2024 6:12 pm - Despite clearing a key committee and gaining dozens of sponsors, legislation to halt mandatory road tests for Illinois seniors is stalled in the Illinois House, supporter...
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Pritzker: Bears lakefront stadium proposal still ‘a non-starter’May 01, 2024 6:00 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker cast more doubt Wednesday on the Chicago Bears’ proposal to build a nearly $5 billion lakefront stadium, just hours after two of his top staff members ...
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‘A resource that we count on’: Legislation inspired by 2023 water crisis in Lake County clears HouseApr 30, 2024 12:27 pm - Nearly a year after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, legislation that would require utilit...
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Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
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Merge CTA, Metra and Pace? Lawmakers debut fix amid pushback from suburbs, transit agenciesApr 29, 2024 9:16 am - State lawmakers unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to fold Metra, Pace and the CTA into one supersized agency that would replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Pro...
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The value of traveling to the state Capitol for small business advocatesApr 28, 2024 5:08 am - Each year the Small Business Advocacy Council travels to Springfield, advocates for legislation that supports the small business community and reminds politicians that sm...