Articles filed under Illinois
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Black caucus supports Pritzker's budget plan, calls for added minority community investmentFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the 32-lawmaker Illinois Legislative Black Caucus said Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for the fiscal year starting in July is a good start...
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Madigan, top allies named in new federal subpoenaFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan and several of his closest political allies are named in a new federal subpoena seeking records on a former ComEd lobbyist and his consulti...
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Pritzker paints two budget pictures: one with graduated tax, one withoutFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year - a constitutional amendmen...
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Groups: Laws, courtroom changes hit police training budgetFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Training for Illinois police officers is suffering because of an unexpected shortfall in state funding, two law enforcement groups said. Statew...
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EPA orders cleanup of zinc smelter site in DePue, IllinoisFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - DEPUE, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an administrative order to those responsible to clean up contaminated soil at a site near the nort...
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Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Illinois newspapersFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - February 17, 2020 Chuicago Sun-Times Who can keep sham candidates for screwing up elections? You In just about every election, you come across sham candidates. These are...
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11 big and not-so-big names granted clemency by TrumpFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - Some were big names who grabbed national headlines while others were lesser known but also faced serious charges and prison. A look at who was granted clemency Tuesday b...
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A timeline (with our front pages) of Blagojevich's criminal caseFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - Highlights from imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political career and legal saga: • 1993: Blagojevich begins a three-year stint as an Illinois state rep...
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Blagojevich is out of prison, back home; ex-Naperville hospital CEO calls commutation 'appalling'Feb 18, 2020 12:00 am - Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is out of federal prison after President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted his sentence, telling reporters the 14-year pris...
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'It sends a bad message': Republicans, others decry Blagojevich commutation; Durbin doesn'tFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's commuting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's prison sentence Tuesday upended some political norms. GOP lawmakers criticized the Republican president and ...