Springfield News
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks along with the Illinois delegation of Democrats Wednesday.
Members of the Illinois delegation of Democrats made their case for the fight for economic and racial justice through testimonies designed to show the struggle is personal. -
As public schools open in Illinois, school districts are facing separate challenges, from busing to substitute teachers.
During its monthly board meeting Wednesday, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) surveyed three public school districts in the state to get a realistic picture of the challenges of reopening amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The differences reflected not just the population of the school districts, but how much the pandemic is taken seriously by parents. -
The top women leaders in Illinois met Tuesday to highlight issues important to women during this election.
The Illinois delegation of Democrats celebrated the ratification centennial of the 19 Amendment Tuesday by celebrating women leaders in the state and warning of the risks posed by President Donald Trump. -
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Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, says a Fair Tax system will help community groups improve services in communities that need them.
Top woman leaders from organizations throughout Illinois pledged their support Tuesday for the so-called “Fair Tax” amendment referendum on the November ballot, saying it will generate needed revenue to help their respective missions to bring their services to underserved areas of the state.
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Illinois political leaders speaks with the Illinois delegation of Democrats Sunday.
The top Democrats in Illinois pledged their support of their party’s presidential ticket Sunday in a 90-minute Zoom call that called for unity and warned of the threat posed by a potential second term of President Donald Trump. -
A coalition of Democrats unveiled nine reform proposals they hope will be included in an ethics commission report in November.
A group of Democratic state lawmakers announced a set of ethics reform proposals Thursday but were adamant to say it was not directly in response to a bribery scheme that federal prosecutors say allegedly involves House Speaker Michael Madigan.
