Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Civil unions passes as House has a big day

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By Jamey Dunn Same-sex couples are one step closer to having the option of civil unions. The Illinois House passed Senate Bill 1716 , which ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Senators weigh Medicaid and workers' comp reforms

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By Jamey Dunn Senate committees took their first rounds of testimony today on two reform issues that seem to be perpetually up for debate in...

Smokers may get to light up in casinos

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By Jamey Dunn Legislators are considering two bills that would carve out exemptions in the state’s smoking ban for casinos in an attempt to ...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Jerry Stermer back with Quinn

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By Jamey Dunn After resigning in the midst of an ethics controversy during election season , Gov. Pat Quinn’s former chief of staff, Jerry ...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Ryan continues bid for freedom

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A federal judge heard arguments to today about whether former Gov. George Ryan should be freed from prison. Ryan was convicted on corruption...
Friday, November 19, 2010

This week's CapitolView

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Panelists Kevin McDermott, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Benjamin Yount, Illinois Statehouse News and Dave Dahl, Illinois Radio Network. Join mod...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Little action in first week of veto session

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By Jamey Dunn In their first week back after the general elections, Illinois lawmakers did not take up many of the issues statehouse watcher...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Illinois Senate talks gaming expansion

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois lawmakers rejected some changes made to bills by Gov. Pat Quinn and discussed a major gambling expansion on the first...
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Innocence Project awarded $687,000 grant

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By Maureen McKinney The Downstate Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield has received a $687,000 federal grant to work ...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Substance abuse programs see late payments increase by $12 million

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By Jamey Dunn The amount of overdue payments the state owes to providers of substance abuse prevention and treatment programs increased by $...

Wind power brings jobs to Chicago

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By Jamey Dunn A new report by the Environmental Law and Policy center found that wind power means job growth for Illinois, predominantly in...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Illinois lags on solar jobs

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By Jamey Dunn A new study found Illinois is not keeping up with some neighboring states on job creation in the solar power industry. The st...
Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Income tax talk heats up

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By Jamey Dunn As Gov. Pat Quinn gears up to lobby the legislature for an income tax increase during the upcoming veto session, former Republ...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Recall will be easier said than done

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution this week that would allow for the recall of a sitting governo...

Brady concedes

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By Jamey Dunn Republican Sen. Bill Brady conceded the governor's race to Gov. Pat Quinn this afternoon. Late Tuesday night, the two were...
Thursday, November 04, 2010

Senate again skips pension borrowing vote

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By Jamey Dunn Although the Illinois Senate returned today to discuss a $4 billion pension borrowing plan, legislators failed to take a vote ...

Democrats stay low key about state wins

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By Jamey Dunn President Obama said at a Washington, D.C., news conference yesterday that a new Republican majority in the U.S. Congress mean...
Wednesday, November 03, 2010

No concession means confusion

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By Jamey Dunn With neither candidate conceding in the governor’s race, Illinois legislators will return to Springfield tomorrow under a clou...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Election coverage

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Since we have a small staff and little means to travel, I will be watching results roll in from my home computer, just as many of our reader...

Candidates set to break spending records

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By Jamey Dunn As Democrats and Republicans battle it out in close races across the state , they are expected to break records for raising an...