Springfield News
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Proposed changes to Illinois’ limits on emissions from coal-fired plants owned by Dynegy are pending in front of the state’s Pollution Control Board, which is expected to make a decision during first week of September, after punting the item from its agenda this week.
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Illinois would add $116 million to its bottom line every year under a revamped version of the comprehensive gaming bill lawmakers have tossed around for years, though most of that tax money would come from video gaming terminals, according to new estimates from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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After busting the contribution caps off of his own race — in which he is unopposed — Friday, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) pulled in his first contributions Wednesday. Meanwhile, Republicans moved money from the party’s House-focused political organization to the state party fund.
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The head of Illinois’ Department of Human Services defended his agency Tuesday, telling lawmakers that an 80 percent increase in allegations of abuse in community homes was an aberration and not a true reflection of abuse and neglect.
State Sen. Iris Martinez told Department of Human Services Secretary James Dimas she was "disgusted" by an audit of his department. [Submitted photos] -
Gov. Bruce Rauner spent Sunday night at the Quincy Veterans Home before heading to campaign events in the area on Monday. The visit was very quiet despite ongoing construction and improvements in the existing complex and a newly acquired property on the site. Meanwhile, a report preparing for the sale of $920 million in state bonds acknowledges Illinois’ $1.2 billion structural deficit, and former Congressman Aaron Schock wants his case moved to Peoria.
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A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study ranked Illinois as the 8th best state in the nation for overall election “performance,” the Illinois State Board of Elections said Friday, representing a major jump since Illinois was ranked 39th in the same study in 2010.
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Republican Erika Harold, the party’s nominee for attorney general, told reporters Wednesday that she sees no conflict of interest when Gov. Bruce Rauner pledged and gave her $1 million last week at the same time he claimed that Harold would prosecute House Speaker Mike Madigan for corruption. Meanwhile, Lake County Republicans are set to pick new candidates and three committees formed to marshal Asian American support for GOP candidates disbanded.
Gov. Bruce Rauner takes the stage with Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and Republican candidate for Attorney General Erika Harold at the 2018 Illinois State Fair. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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The Republican leaders of both the Illinois House and Senate said at the party’s rally on the State Fairgrounds Wednesday that they’re focused on adding seats in their respective chambers, picking up the torch for Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Gov. Bruce Rauner addresses the crowd at Republican Day at the 2018 Illinois State Fair. [Photo by Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
