Springfield News
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NOV 03, 2020
Proponents and opponents of Gov. JB Pritzker’s income tax amendment spent more than $36 million to air 50,000 ads on broadcast TV
More than two years after Gov. JB Pritzker campaigned on changing the state’s income tax system, Illinois voters have the opportunity to decide the fate of his proposal to replace the state’s flat-rate income tax with a graduated-rate structure. -
NOV 03, 2020
Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson presented his department’s budget to aldermen on Monday
Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson on Monday slammed leaders of the Chicago Police Department for slow progress on meeting deadlines for its federally-imposed consent decree. -
NOV 02, 2020
Sen. Melinda Bush faces Republican Chris Kasperski in the race for Senate District 31.
First elected to the state Senate in 2012, Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) has twice staved off Republican opponents in general elections to represent a district that borders Wisconsin and includes Zion, Benton, and portions of Waukegan and Gurnee. -
OCT 30, 2020
Sen. Patrick Joyce faces Republican Eric Wallace in the race to represent Senate District 40.
Nearly a year after state Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) was appointed to his position, voters will choose whether to send him to Springfield for a full term or take a new direction. -
OCT 29, 2020
For the first time since she entered office, Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) won’t be facing an old foe in the general election. In 2016 and 2018, she was opposed by Dwight Kay, who previously represented the House district that includes Madison County and portions of St. Clair County, before Stuart unseated him.
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OCT 28, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant faces Democrat Ken Mejia-Beal in the race to represent House District 42
One of the more intriguing legislative races in Illinois this year is the battle between Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) and Democrat Ken Mejia-Beal to represent a west suburban House district that includes portions of Wheaton, Naperville, Lisle, Carol Stream, West Chicago, Warrenville, Carol Stream and all of Winfield. -
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle told a legislative panel Tuesday they should approve measures that would halt benefits for police officers convicted of a felony or disqualifying offenses, extend whistleblower protections and require intervention by colleagues when a fellow officer uses excessive force.
