Springfield News
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APR 19, 2022
Richard Irvin is pictured in a campaign commercial. [YouTube/Irvin & Bourne for Illinois]
A political action committee backed by Chicago radio personality Dan Proft began airing a new commercial Monday targeting Aurora mayor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin’s past statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement as Republicans compete to show voters they are the most pro-police candidate in the primary.
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Actress Jane Lynch is featured in a new tourism advertising campaign for Illinois. [YouTube/Enjoy Illinois]
State officials are launching a new tourism campaign to encourage people from outside the state to visit Illinois this summer as one of the backbone industries of the state’s economy continues to recover from the pandemic.
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APR 18, 2022
Illinois Retail Merchants Association CEO Rob Karr presents HB1091 at a news conference in Springfield on March 29. [Blue Room Stream]
It took several months and was completed in the final hours, but Illinois Retail Merchants Association CEO Rob Karr saw his bill combating organized retail crime and smash-and-grabs make it to the governor’s desk.
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APR 18, 2022
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APR 15, 2022
The Illinois State Board of Elections seal.
The Illinois State Board of Elections decided to remove seven candidates from June primary ballots, deeming that they fell short on the number of signatures required to run or having signatures removed from their petition sheets.
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APR 14, 2022
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event Wednesday with legislative leaders at Gatley Park in Chicago. [Governor’s Facebook page]
Gov. JB Pritzker is taking messages about the Fiscal Year 2023 budget to residents, starting with a rally at Gatley Park on Chicago’s South Side to highlight money set aside in the budget for youth programs and education services.
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APR 14, 2022
Former House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is pictured during the 101st General Assembly at the Bank of Springfield Center. [Justin Fowler/Pool]
One senator resigned, a former speaker was indicted, and another representative was reported to be under federal investigation. In the midst of it all, lawmakers did not pass any major ethics legislation to address the issues this spring.
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APR 13, 2022
The Illinois House of Representatives meets on April 7. [Ben Szalinski]
While lawmakers moved through a flurry of public safety bills and spent much of their time focused on tax relief during the final weeks of the spring legislative session, some notable bills that had been advancing through the General Assembly remained on the table when legislators adjourned early Saturday morning.
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APR 12, 2022
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-Aurora), right in pink, discusses extending the deadline for unemployment insurance trust fund negotiations in the Senate Executive Committee on Friday. [Blue Room Stream]
Negotiations between labor and business groups over what to do with the remaining $1.8 billion deficit in the unemployment insurance trust fund have reached an impasse at the end of the spring legislative session, the parties announced.
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APR 12, 2022
Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) speaks on the House floor Saturday morning. [Blue Room Steam]
After 4 a.m. Saturday morning, Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) called a bill for a vote he said was a clarification to the SAFE-T Act. The bill and Slaughter’s closing remarks set off a shouting match between Republicans and Slaughter as he accused Republicans of backing policies rooted in racism and not caring about inner-city violence.
