Springfield News
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Illinois should change the way voters elect members to the General Assembly and statewide office by allowing ranked-choice voting, according to a nonpartisan group.
A Chicago polling place. [Heather Cherone] -
Another high-profile labor leader announced he will step down, and House Speaker Michael Madigan reported a massive contribution from a Washington, D.C.-based labor group.
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Democratic attorney general nominee state Sen. Kwame Raoul racked up his second major endorsement in as many days with the nod from Planned Parenthood of Illinois Action.
Flanked by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, left, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois CEO Jennifer Welch, state Sen. Kwame Raoul accepted the group's nomination. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Democratic nominee for governor JB Pritzker continued to make good on his promise to fund Democratic campaigns with another massive contribution. Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the General Assembly to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill designed to protect immigrants.
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A newly formed LGBT-focused independent expenditure committee unveiled its first target Thursday — Republican attorney general nominee Erika Harold.
Erika Harold, left, and Kwame Raoul. [Submitted photos] -
Democratic nominee for governor JB Pritzker continued to make good on his promise to fund Democratic campaigns for the Illinois State Senate with another massive contribution.
Democrat JB Pritzker addresses the party faithful at the 2018 Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association Breakfast. [Photo courtesy of Lee Milner] -
For someone facing an election in 62 days, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza did something very unusual Wednesday during her luncheon speech at the City Club of Chicago.
“We need to find a worthy successor to Mayor Emanuel,” Mendoza said. “Anybody have any ideas?” [City Club of Chicago] -
An LGBT-focused PAC has made its pick in the races at the top of the statewide ballot.
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Four suburban Democratic candidates for state Senate are on the air this week with ads, and three of those candidates called for term limits on House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the television spots. Meanwhile, former top Democrat Lou Lang reported a big haul of campaign cash.
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SEP 05, 2018
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier will not have to serve as a witness in a trial involving allegations that Bloomington-based State Farm Insurance Co. secretly funneled $3.5 million to Karmeier when the justice originally ran for the court as a Republican in 2004.
