Springfield News
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Confirmation that Russian intelligence officers tried to hack into Illinois’ voter registration database — and accessed at least 76,000 voters’ data — should not make Illinois residents think twice about registering to vote or concerned about whether their ballot will be counted properly, officials said.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner will reopen the the Illinois Governor's Mansion to the public Saturday after a $15 million renovation. Republicans hit the campaign trail Thursday and took aim at their favorite target, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago.)
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The Illinois Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ordered Gov. Bruce Rauner to come up with a plan to pay state employees covered by AFSCME Council 31 the pay scale step increases the Rauner administration unilaterally cancelled in the summer of 2015, just as the most recent AFSCME contract expired.
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The Democratic Party of Illinois named State Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) as its interim executive director on Tuesday, a role he will fill through the fall campaign cycle. The State Board of Elections approved a new tablet-and-printer voting system for Cook County, despite issues reported during testing. And Fitch Ratings noticed Illinois has a budget, but poked holes in its claims of being “balanced.”
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The Illinois Labor Relations Board on Tuesday upheld Gov. Bruce Rauner’s policy that prohibits home healthcare workers from working more than 45 hours per week — a cap home health workers and the Service Employees International Union, which represents them, calls arbitrary.
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The Illinois Treasurer’s I-Cash program, which returns forgotten cash and stock to those with rightful claims, was able to get $180 million back into the hands of Illinoisans last year. Over the weekend, JB Pritzker distributed his own pot of cash to Democratic organizations, and prior to the end of the fiscal year, disgraced former State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) dribbled out a small amount to GOP colleagues he left behind.
