Springfield News
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NOV 17, 2020
Members of the Illinois State Board of Elections said Monday the state experienced no major issues during the General Election.
Despite record turnout and a dramatic increase in the use of mail-in-ballots in Illinois, state election officials on Monday reported few major complications during this year’s General Election, with one notable exception related to a legislative race. -
NOV 17, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday a recently released report about the state’s financial condition provided a “definition of what the budget problem is if we go without any solutions.”
After the failure of his graduated income tax proposal, Gov. JB Pritzker might look to “across-the-board” budget cuts and eliminating corporate and business tax loopholes as part of an effort to fix the state’s financial issues, according to a report released late last week by his administration. -
NOV 16, 2020
Faced with a small but growing number of Democrats who have broken ranks, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is fighting one his toughest political battles ever.
House Speaker Mike Madigan is facing one of the biggest challenges of his lengthy political career. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line] -
NOV 13, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday warned of the potential need to issue a second stay-at-home order due to the recent rise of COVID-19.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday warned that a second stay-at-home order could be coming in the future as the state is “running out of time” and “options” while facing its latest rise in COVID-19 cases. -
NOV 13, 2020
Skeptical of the effectiveness of calling a special session, Gov. JB Pritzker is turning to conversations with legislative leaders including House Speaker Mike Madigan and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin to address the state’s budget.
Despite having the authority to order the legislature to reconvene, Gov. JB Pritzker expressed skepticism Thursday such a call would be heeded days after legislative leaders announced they will cancel their planned veto session. Instead, in recent days he’s stressed the need to work with legislative leaders to address the state’s finances. -
NOV 12, 2020
News in brief: Pritzker reiterates disappointment over canceled veto session; Chicago-based veterans home commemorated; Duckworth happy, willing to listen to Biden admin offers; IL officials encourage working from home; McCombie drops leadership bid; more unions back Madigan
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NOV 12, 2020
Hillary Chutter-Ames and Jim Black on Tuesday encouraged lawmakers to make changes to the state’s police certification law.
With nationwide efforts underway to improve community trust with law enforcement and weed out bad actors, Illinois lawmakers this week listened to recommendations for changing the state’s police decertification process.
