Springfield News
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NOV 23, 2020
The LaSalle Veterans’ Home is in the midst of a significant COVID-19 outbreak (Source: Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs)
State lawmakers are set to hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that killed 27 veterans.
Last week, Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) announced the meeting, saying the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee will “examine” the state’s handling of the outbreak. -
NOV 23, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker shared modeling last week that highlighted dire COVID-19 death projections in an effort to highlight the need for new mitigations.
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has Illinois officials so concerned that they’re warning the state could see a massive spike in deaths unless residents heed warnings and follow new mitigations.
Speaking at his daily COVID-19 briefing on Nov. 17, when he announced the latest mitigation efforts that are now in effect, Gov. JB Pritzker highlighted the dire projections, which he said could occur without further intervention. -
NOV 20, 2020
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NOV 20, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker issued his strongest rebuke to date against House Speaker Mike Madigan on Thursday, one day after a new federal indictment became public.
The political pressure facing House Speaker Mike Madigan reached new levels on Thursday, when Gov. JB Pritzker called for him to resign unless he answers lingering questions, and enough House Democrats said they would vote against him to imperil his grip on the speakership. -
NOV 19, 2020
Former state Sen. Matt Murphy, public affairs consultant Thom Serafin, former government advisor and public affairs strategist Becky Carroll and public affairs strategist Jim Terman all participated in an hour-long virtual discussion Wednesday hosted by the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group.
In a reflection of the growing internal divide in the Democratic Party about House Speaker Mike Madigan’s future, longtime Illinois political and communications operatives are divided on the prospects of the longtime Chicago lawmaker’s downfall. -
NOV 18, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced new statewide COVID-19 mitigations aimed at curbing the spread and avoiding issuing a second stay-at-home order
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced new statewide COVID-19 restrictions, including ordering museums and casinos to close and placing new limits on retail businesses, but he avoided issuing a new stay-at-home order. -
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.
