Springfield News
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When House Speaker Michael Madigan was named in a federal indictment this month that connected him to an alleged 9-year scheme to bend regulations to favor the state’s biggest utility, many said it confirmed the suspicions of pay-to-play politics surrounding the house speaker for decades.
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The Illinois State Police report they have been inundated with FOID applications since February
Leaders of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation filed a federal lawsuit this week that alleged the agency approving firearms permits for first-time gun purchasers is “leaving people in limbo for months.” -
JUL 22, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker launches a roads and bridges plan that will continue through 2026.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a multi-year, $21.2 billion roads and bridges improvement plan Tuesday to improve infrastructure in Illinois.
Speaking in Collinsville, Pritzker said the plan will ensure the state remains a transportation hub for years to come. -
JUL 22, 2020
The statue of Stephen Douglas, and the Chicago park named in his honor, are currently in question.
Separate movements are underway to remove a statue of Civil War-era Illinois Sen. Stephen Douglas from where it stands in Bronzeville, and to rename the neighborhood and park both named in his honor on the city’s Southwest Side. -
JUL 21, 2020
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin calls challenger Mark Curran “disgusting” after Curran blasts the late John Lewis, calling him “not much of a civil rights leader.”
A war of words has begun between U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and his Republican challenger Mark Curran after Curran on Sunday criticized U.S. Rep. John Lewis as “not much of a civil rights leader.” -
JUL 21, 2020
Expanding voting access for the 2020 general election was discussed for more than an hour at the monthly meeting of the Illinois Board of Elections Monday.
The state law that went into effect June 16 expands mail-in voting in anticipation of social distancing and other restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic that may make in-person voting more challenging.
