Springfield News
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When former Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an executive order creating the state’s Department of Innovation and Technology in 2016, the administration made promises that the agency would be able to fully implement a total technology overhaul within seven years — and only cost $250 million for the first few years, eventually generating enough revenue thereafter to pay for itself.
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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]
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) [Submitted]
A Wendella lake tour. [Twitter/@WendellaBoats]
