Springfield News
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JUN 25, 2024
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland on Monday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
A busy June trying to attract international businesses to Illinois continued for Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday as the second term governor used his role as Illinois’ chief marketing officer to try to attract more investments to Illinois as governors from other states made similar pitches.
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JUN 25, 2024
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Rep. Marua Hirshaurer (D-Batavia) speaks at a news conference in Chicago in January with advocates for Karina’s bill. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday morning that could allow an initiative by domestic violence advocates to move forward in Illinois and ensure guns are taken out of dangerous domestic disputes.
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Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy speaks at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in August. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The search is on for the next chair of the Illinois Republican Party, who party members hope can make the party more successful in fighting to elect Republican candidates and amplifying Republican concerns about Democrat-led Illinois.
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JUN 20, 2024
Former Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey arrives at the Illinois State Fair on a tractor in 2022. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The State Board of Elections decided Tuesday that former Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey and right-wing radio host and super PAC leader Dan Proft did not illegally coordinate during the 2022 campaign.
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Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) and Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) participate in Friday’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability hearing in Springfield. [Blue Room Stream]
Nine of the 12 members of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA) failed to attend Friday’s hearing to vote on a recommendation to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) plan to demolish and rebuild the Stateville and Logan prisons.
Though no formal recommendations have been made by state legislators charged with reviewing state facility closures, those who did participate in hearings offered specific steps IDOC should take as they consider their options for the prisons.
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Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes, middle, listens to public comment at Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability hearing on Tuesday in Joliet. [Blue Room Stream]
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA) did not voted Friday on any recommendations on the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) plans to close the Stateville and Logan prisons.
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House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) speaks at a news conference in February. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
The business of the General Assembly is in the rearview mirror for 2024 and legislative leaders are laser focused on elections this November. As House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) tries to dig her caucus’ way out of their super minority status, she believes voters will share her party’s concerns about the recently approved state budget.
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JUN 13, 2024
Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes, middle, listens to public comment at Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability hearing on Tuesday in Joliet. [Blue Room Stream]
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA) will hold a hearing on Friday to issue a recommendation about the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) plan to close Stateville prison in Crest Hill later this month and shutter the Logan women’s prison in the coming years after Stateville is rebuilt.
