Springfield News
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MAY 30, 2023
House Republicans sat a stack of over 3,000 papers on their desk Saturday to represent the proposed budget. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
A $50 billion-plus budget for Fiscal Year 2024 is on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after the House voted 73-38 around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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MAY 30, 2023
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) speaks on the House floor Thursday. [Blue Room Stream]
The General Assembly approved a wide-ranging bill this week on election reform that includes a change that could see voters selecting nominees for president in a different way starting in 2028.
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MAY 26, 2023
Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) presents the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to the Senate Thursday night. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The Senate advanced the state budget Thursday a day after the two Democratic caucuses and Gov. JB Pritzker reached a deal on Fiscal Year 2024 spending, but vetting of the proposal by House Democrats kept it from passing as planned Wednesday.
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MAY 26, 2023
A drawing shows the second proposal for Chicago school board districts. [Senate Democrats]
State lawmakers are punting drawing maps for the elected Chicago school board until next year as a part of an amendment to an elections bill that passed the General Assembly Thursday.
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The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield.
After Republicans have lined up in their local courtrooms in front of Republican judges and received favorable lower court rulings on controversial cases, Democrats have advanced a bill to the governor’s desk that would only allow constitutional cases to start in two counties.
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MAY 25, 2023
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference Wednesday with Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside). [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The Senate failed to advance the state budget bill Wednesday night throwing lawmakers off track for a Friday adjournment even after the two Democratic caucuses and Gov. JB Pritzker announced a deal on Fiscal Year 2024 spending Wednesday afternoon and the Senate filed a budget bill.
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MAY 24, 2023
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago on Tuesday. [State of Illinois]
The number of Catholic priests and clergy members who abused children throughout Illinois is far greater than the Catholic Church previously reported, according to a years-long investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office released Tuesday.
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MAY 23, 2023
Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) speaks on the Senate floor Friday night. [Blue Room Stream]
After Republicans have lined up in their local courtrooms in front of Republican judges and received favorable lower court rulings on controversial cases, Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) is pushing a bill that would limit constitutional challenges to just two county courtrooms.
