Springfield News
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More than 30 years ago in 1988, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed suit against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services — a case that would result in a 1991 consent decree that DCFS has failed to live up to in the years since, the watchdog group said.
Heidi Dalenberg [ACLU]
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Freshman State Rep. Mark Kalish’s (D-Skokie) decision not to vote for the Reproductive Health Act — despite promising to back pro-choice policies after being appointed to replace former State Rep. Lou Lang — could complicate his bid for a second term.
State Rep. Mark Kalish (D-Skokie). [Submitted]
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Despite the findings of a recent Auditor General report on the board charged with overseeing Illinois’ sex offender database, the state’s Sex Offender Management Board still received $100,000 for the 2020 fiscal year — far more than the board has spent in recent history.
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Courtesy of Ralf Steinberger via Flickr.
As it became clear in the waning weeks of the General Assembly’s spring legislative session that massive gaming expansion — including six new casino licenses — would help fund the “vertical” portion of the state’s $45 billion infrastructure plan, much was made of the billions in tax revenue a massive gaming effort would bring in for the state.
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After Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker went back and forth in the press and in person about whether the state can — or should — directly help with Chicago’s pension costs, each offered their own alternative path while appearing together on Monday at an unrelated event.
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After 24 weeks in office, Gov. JB Pritzker made his 170th appointment on Friday— a diverse group that’s 40 percent female and almost 50 percent people of color.
Gov. JB Pritzker address reporters about his proposal for a graduated income tax. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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A game of political musical chairs will continue to churn with the selection of former State Rep. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) to replace newly minted Cook County Judge John Mulroe in the Illinois Senate.
Cook County Judge John Mulroe, left, swears Robert Martwick into The Illinois Senate. [Robert Martwick]
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) [Submitted]
A Wendella lake tour. [Twitter/@WendellaBoats]
