Thursday, February 25, 2010

Democrats preview redistricting plan

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By Jamey Dunn Senate Democrats previewed their plan for redistricting today after Republicans unveiled their proposal last week. Democra...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Senate approves moving primary date back

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By Rachel Wells The Illinois Senate today approved a measure that would move the primary election date from the first Tuesday in February to...

Senate approves GA scholarship reforms

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By Rachel Wells If individual legislators don’t want General Assembly college tuition waivers handed out anymore, they can start by forfeiti...

Quinn releases budget numbers

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn’s office spelled out today the shortfall and cuts that could come with next year’s budget. Quinn put his number...

Plan to eliminate lt. gov advances

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By Jamey Dunn Whichever candidate becomes lieutenant governor may be the last person to fill the job. A legislative committee passed a propo...

Free rides for some seniors may be over

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by Rachel Wells Free rides for some seniors may end if the Illinois Senate approves a bill the House passed today. HB 4654 would roll back ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Budget numbers tomorrow, cuts later

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn plans to release preliminary projections for his budget tomorrow. The numbers will be posted on the Internet, a...

Primary election changes considered

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By Rachel Wells After a primary election that resulted in low voter turnout and a lieutenant governor candidate stepping aside amid scandal,...

Campaign finance reform back under debate

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By Jamey Dunn Legislators are revisiting one of the most hotly contested issues that came out of negotiating the campaign finance reform bil...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Nursing home scandal spurs reform plan

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By Rachel Wells Legislators may consider proposals to reform the way long-term care is administered in Illinois, following a report released...

Supreme court says no pension for Ryan

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By Jamey Dunn Former Republican Gov. George Ryan will not receive any of his pension benefits from the time he served as an elected official...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Republicans propose redistricting plan

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By Jamey Dunn After the 2010 census, the time will come for Illinois to redraw its legislative districts. Republicans unveiled a constitutio...
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Legislators say slow down on managed care

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By Rachel Wells A proposed pilot program that would affect about 40,000 elderly and disabled Illinoisans could save the state $200 million o...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Bipartisanship

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By Jamey Dunn Behind closed doors ... The Illinois Senate held a private meeting today to hear how the state’s financial and economic situat...
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House wants a say in Thomson sale

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn may have to ask for permission from the General Assembly if he wants to sell Thomson prison to the federal gove...
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Telecommunications rewrite on the horizon

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By Rachel Wells Rebuild the state’s Telecommunications Act and new jobs will follow, one industry group predicts. The Illinois Technology Pa...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Board of elections may provide primary info

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By Jamey Dunn Voters may soon look to the State Board of Elections for information on candidates in primary races. Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Budget address moved back to March

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn will be give his budget address next month instead of next week. Quinn signed a bill today that bumps the date...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Senate moves to postpone budget address

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By Jamey Dunn A proposal to give Gov. Pat Quinn some extra time to work on his budget address has become the first partisan budget showdown ...

Blagojevich pleads not guilty

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty today in Chicago at his arraignment on new federal charges. After leaving the courthouse, Bl...