Springfield News
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Illinois will start down the path toward a $15 minimum wage after Gov. JB Pritzker signs his first major bill in Springfield on Tuesday — the result of weeks of pushing from the Pritzker administration to have the bill be done by the time the governor gives his budget address on Wednesday. Also on Tuesday, the Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee will hear testimony on ethylene oxide emissions.
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A bill that raises Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 will be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after it passed mostly along party line votes Thursday after two hours of debate.
State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) defends SB 1, the minimum wage hike bill, during House floor debate Tuesday. The bill passed with 69 yes votes and now moves to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk. [Lee Milner]
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After the closure of northbound Lake Shore Drive for nearly 24 hours by the discovery of cracked steel support beams sparked a renewed push for a capital bill, officials from Illinois’ largest zoo asked for a piece of the pie. Meanwhile, lawyers for Jason Gonzales — the Democrat who challenged House Speaker Mike Madigan in the 2016 primary, lost and sued — asked a federal judge Tuesday to find Madigan employees in contempt of court for not complying with subpoenas.
Stuart Strahl, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society, explains pictures of damage at the Brookfield Zoo in Springfield Wednesday, justifying his ask for money from lawmakers as part of a capital bill effort. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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A 2-year-old bill that gives state officials the green light to sell the James R. Thompson Center landed on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk earlier this week, giving the rookie governor 60 days to act on the measure that could pave the way for the massive building much loved by preservationists and loathed by others to be torn down.
The Thompson Center in the Loop. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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As four Democratic lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to repeal a law that could send doctors to jail for performing an abortion and another that forces minors to notify their parents before terminating a pregnancy, state Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) reminded Gov. JB Pritzker of one of the first promises he made after taking office.
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), flanked by State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside) and Sens. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) and Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) introduce their bills to repeal old abortion laws in Chicago on Tuesday. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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After a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 passed the Illinois Senate last week on a party-line vote, Gov. JB Pritzker — who has been pushing Democratic leaders to get the measure passed before his Budget Address next week — boasted that SB 1 is endorsed by a key business group in Illinois.
Karen Conn, President and CEO of the company that owns popular Springfield restaurant Obed and Isaac's, stands with other downstate business owners in Springfield Monday, telling reporters the minimum wage hike to $15 an hour bill will negatively affect their businesses. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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