Springfield News

  • At his stop in Granite City Thursday, President Donald Trump delivered a speech that could have been delivered anywhere in America, regardless of geography.

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  • The approximately 300 deaf or hard-of-hearing prisoners within the Illinois Department of Corrections are close to finalizing a class action settlement after a seven-year court battle with state officials over accommodations for inmates with hearing impairment.

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  • Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign reiterated the governor’s support for President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, the Illinois Commerce Commission on Wednesday ordered Chicago utility company People’s Gas to do an engineering study, amid allegations the company is not using rate hikes responsibly in its program to replace outdated natural gas pipes in the city.

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  • Community organizer Celina Villanueva was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the Illinois House, and promised to be an independent voice in Springfield for residents of the Southwest Side.

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  • State senators on Tuesday held back-to-back panels on procurement, which began with Democrats questioning the Illinois Tollway’s alleged fishy contracts with companies with murky connections to Republicans within state government.
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  • Community organizer Celina Villanueva will fill the 21st District House seat left vacant by Silvana Tabares, who was appointed last month to the Chicago City Council.

    Community organizer Celina Villanueva will be sworn in as the State Representative for the 21st House District Tuesday morning.


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  • Gov. Bruce Rauner scrambled after an appearance with a Chicago mayoral candidate handing out cash raised eyebrows nationwide. A bill consolidating suburban governments is now law and House Republicans’ campaign coffers are flush, thanks to a massive contribution from the governor.

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  • The Illinois governor’s race is no longer a toss up, according to the Cook Political Report, while the Illinois Department of Information Technology — created by executive order — becomes a fully fledged state agency with the stroke of a pen.

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  • With Democratic nominee for governor J.B. Pritzker outspending Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner at the top of the ticket, Democrats also have a financial advantage in the down-ballot races for statewide office, according to quarterly reports filed this week with state elections officials that detail campaign contributions through June 30.

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  • Less than four months before the November election, the Illinois governor’s race moves toward the Democrats, according to a leading election analyst. Illinois comes in at No. 8 on the list of most unequal states, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute.

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