Springfield News
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MAR 26, 2018
The state legislature won’t resume committee hearings until tomorrow, although the General Assembly’s agenda is staying light through the week with most legislators taking a reprieve. Executive agency and board meetings, however, will be at full speed by Wednesday. Today’s meetings are highlighted by a fishing expedition.
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Welcome to Illinois’ legislative spring break. While lawmakers enjoy a post-primary reprieve, we'll take a glimpse into some of the fundamental political forces outside of Cook County which have grown in influence over the last two years and are likely to shape November outcomes.
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MAR 23, 2018
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Sen. Jill Tracy (R-Quincy) is the latest legislator to point to video game creators and Hollywood as a reason for an increase in school shootings, telling Peoria Public Radio they should accept some responsibility for de-sensitizing people to violence. The senator says gun bans won’t stop school shootings and that it makes more sense to improve mental health care. [NPR]
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MAR 20, 2018
The Daily Line will be providing ongoing live coverage of races throughout the day, in both Springfield and Chicago. To for a trackside seat, follow Chicago political reporting from A.D. Quig, via @ad_quig on Twitter. To tune into statehouse races, you can follow your humble Capitol editor @RaeHodge on Twitter.
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MAR 19, 2018
Walk-in candidates--those unchallenged in either primary or general election--are set to stroll through Tuesday to take 58 of the Illinois General Assembly’s 177 seats in the 2018 elections. Candidates who walk into office, rather than run for it, account for a third of seats, more than any other type of candidate in the state's legislative races.
