Springfield News
-
Inspector General Meryl Paniak
Department of Children and Family Services officials agreed with the recommendations made by agency Inspector General Meryl Paniak after 123 children died in the 2019 fiscal year.
-
FEB 11, 2020
Four judges and an attorney made their cases Monday to replace Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville, who is running for his first full 10-year term.
Candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court debate. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
-
If lawmakers are serious about fighting corruption, Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope told The Daily Line they should follow the roadmap she laid out months ago — and give her the power to hold elected officials accountable for misconduct.
-
In fiery testimony Thursday, three of the four legislative inspectors general Illinois has ever had said they were hamstrung by the Legislative Ethics Commission — an eight-member body made up of the same legislators the inspector general is empowered to investigate.
Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope, former Acting Legislative Inspector General Julie Porter and former Legislative Inspector General Tom Homer testify in front of the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform on Thursday. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
-
FEB 06, 2020
“I’m angry at what happened,” Secretary of State Jesse White told lawmakers Wednesday. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
Secretary of State Jesse White’s office revealed Wednesday that at least one non-citizen voted in an Illinois election after being registered automatically by the state.
-
FEB 05, 2020
Approximately 2,500 former foster children who were transitioned from traditional fee-for-service Medicaid to Medicaid managed care over the weekend went without insurance for about a day before officials discovered the problem.
-
FEB 05, 2020
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) issued a formal petition on Tuesday to remove State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) from office, saying her “legally improper appointment” made her unqualified to serve in the legislature.
The photo submitted by State Rep. Anna Stava-Murray as part of her challenge of State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado. [Anna Stava-Murray]
-
Advocates continued to call for state officials to reverse the transition of 19,000 adopted children and former foster children to Medicaid managed care that took place Saturday.
-
The State Board of Elections — responsible for next month’s primary elections — has not adequately prepared for a disaster, according to an audit.
-
With Gov. JB Pritzker eager to sign more stringent ethics laws surrounding lawmakers and lobbyists amidst the cloud of a sprawling federal investigation that’s rocked Springfield, Chicago and beyond, the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform took up those issues in a marathon hearing on Thursday and focused on a frequent target of reformers.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, said the statement of economic interest lawmakers must fill out should be revised. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, one of the appointed members of the commission, zeroed in on the two-page statement of economic interest lawmakers must fill out each year as one obvious place to begin.
