Springfield News
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OCT 26, 2020
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OCT 22, 2020
Kyle Westbrook of the Partnership for College Completion on Wednesday encouraged members of the Senate to consider expanding the state’s Monetary Award Program.
Illinois should follow the lead of other states and implement a program to make post-secondary education tuition free in order to provide more opportunities to Black and Latino students, a panel of education advocates told lawmakers Wednesday. -
OCT 21, 2020
Republican Rep. Tom Morrison will once again face Democrat Maggie Trevor in the race to represent House District 54
Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) has been riding around his suburban state house district on a bicycle as part of his efforts to convince voters to reelect him for two more years. He says the unusual tactic, which he calls his “mobile office,” allows him to keep in touch with residents in House District 54 — a high priority since his narrow 2018 reelection. -
OCT 21, 2020
Malik Alim of the Coalition to End Money Bond and director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Marcia Meis spoke to members of a joint Senate hearing Tuesday to discuss proposals about ending cash bail in the state.
State leaders’ effort to eliminate cash bail in Illinois faced criticism from two judges and a sheriff in a Senate hearing Tuesday, as several panelists stressed the need to take less dramatic steps first. -
OCT 20, 2020
Sterling Initiatives CEO Jeffrey Sterling encouraged a panel of lawmakers on Monday to take a “comprehensive” approach to address disparities in Illinois’ health care system.
Safety net hospitals in Illinois provide a critical function and must get help from the state or risk further deepening the health care divide that exists in underserved communities, advocates and health executives told lawmakers Monday.
News in brief: Recently launched YouthCare faces criticism; Pritzker eyeing license removal for business ‘scofflaws’; I-255 reconstruction nears completion
Democrat Rep. Karina Villa (left) faces Republican Jeanette Ward in the Senate District 25 race
