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WEB4 days ago · Latest News in Illinois. East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty. East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty. Friday, September 6, 2024. Educators, health officials, lawmakers coming together on Tuesday in East St. Louis, where one in two children live in poverty. Federal judge rejects Illinois’ bid to end ...
What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice …
WEBMay 18, 2022 · By GRACE KINNICUTT Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for vote, rising crime and a landmark criminal justice reform passed in 2021 have become dominant topics for Republicans trying to loosen Democrats’ hold on state government. The Safety ...
Judge orders prison officials to relocate Stateville population by …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood’s edict puts a Sept. 30 deadline on those efforts. The judge’s order, filed Friday, is the latest in an 11-year-old legal battle over dirty and dangerous conditions at Stateville. While settlement talks have been ongoing since 2015, Pritzker in March announced a plan to rebuild Stateville, along with closing ...
What to know about Illinois’ assault weapons ban
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Carrying or possessing an assault weapon is a Class A misdemeanor. This is generally punishable by up to a year in jail or a fine of up to $2,500. Manufacturing, selling, delivering and purchasing those weapons, however, is a Class 3 felony. These are generally punishable with five to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $25,000.
Longtime JCAR director to retire after 47-year career in state ...
WEBJan 28, 2021 · Thomas, 70, has spent 47 years working under the dome, starting out as a staff intern for the Senate Democrats before leading JCAR – where she has served as the caretaker of the administrative rulemaking process for nearly three decades. Once the governor signs a bill into law, JCAR’s job begins, she …
Notes & Quotes: Illinois GOP needs ‘a little mothering’ as new …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Salvi, a mother of six, told the party that “we need a little mothering.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Kathy Salvi, the GOP’s new chair, took over position last month after former chair Don Tracy resigned. The mother of six and unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 once again referred to the ILGOP as her “165 ...
What does the Illinois Treasurer do? - Capitolnewsillinois.com
WEBApr 9, 2021 · The current treasurer is Michael Frerichs, who first was elected in 2014 as a Champaign Democrat, defeating Republican Tom Cross by less than 0.5 percent of the vote. He gained reelection in 2018 by nearly 20 percent of the vote. In a podcast interview with Capitol News Illinois, Frerichs explained his role in state government.
Pritzker signs law allowing digital driver’s licenses among …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Official state mushroom, fluorescent light bulb ban among other laws signed. Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed a measure designating the “giant puffball” as the state’s mushroom after signing hundreds of bills on Friday, completing action on legislation sent to him by lawmakers this spring. Pritzker has now signed more than 460 bills ...
Capitol Briefs: Biden designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · By JERRY NOWICKI & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected]. President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Friday to designate the “Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument” on the 116 th anniversary of the deadly riot in the state capital. “We're allowing history to be written – …