Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Madigan and longtime ally plead not guilty in corruption caseNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the characterization of ATT's admitted attempts to influence and reward House Speaker Michael Madigan. SPRIN...
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Illinois COVID-related mortgage assistance program to reopen Nov. 1Oct 20, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund, run through the Ill...
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Advocates oppose SAFE-T Act changes proposed by Democratic senatorOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Much of the talk from supporters of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform has in recent days centered on how it will or won't be amended before Jan. 1, wh...
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'Pandemic is over': Legislative panel objects to IDPH emergency ruleOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday objected to an emergency rule put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health, with one member declaring, "The pandemi...
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Abortion rights at the forefront of Supreme Court raceOct 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two seats on the Illinois Supreme Court are up for vote on Nov. 8, and the outcomes of those races could flip the state's high court from a Democratic majo...
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Madigan faces new charges as AT&T Illinois agrees to pay $23 million to settle federal probeOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The federal case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan widened Friday after new charges were filed against him and his longtime ally, Micha...
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Burke, O'Brien vie for open seat on Supreme Court in race that could determine partisan controlOct 10, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The race for the 3rd District Illinois Supreme Court seat features two experienced jurists in a contest that could determine partisan control of the court ...
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Where Pritzker, Bailey didn't get specific in Thursday's debateOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey generally stuck to their talking points Thursday at their first debate on the same st...
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From libraries to licenses, Brady and Giannoulias on the issuesOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - Secretary of state candidates Alexi Giannoulias, a Chicago Democrat and former state treasurer, and Dan Brady, a Republican state representative from Bloomington, each s...
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Secretary of state hopefuls focus on modernization, differ on feesOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time since 1998, the secretary of state seat in Illinois will be an open one in the general election. The candidates to fill it are former state treasurer ...