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Just after 3:00 P.M. Thursday, Senate Democrats hastily moved a bill from the House that had been introduced less than 24 hours before. About 30 minutes earlier, Republicans pulled a fast one.
Advocates for a new Chicago Bears stadium on Chicago’s lakefront met with two of Governor JB Pritzker’s top aides Wednesday but Pritzker wasn’t with them.
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Just after 3:00 P.M. Thursday, Senate Democrats hastily moved a bill from the House that had been introduced less than 24 hours before. About 30 minutes earlier, Republicans pulled a fast one.
Advocates for a new Chicago Bears stadium on Chicago’s lakefront met with two of Governor JB Pritzker’s top aides Wednesday but Pritzker wasn’t with them.
The Illinois Department of Corrections is proposing closure of the Logan Correctional Center near Lincoln and moving it to a rebuilt Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet.
An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing Monday revealed right-wing radio host Dan Proft offered the campaign of then-GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey $20 million in campaign contributions if Proft could take over Bailey’s fledgling 2022 campaign.
Two Chicago lawmakers are proposing a merger of the Chicago area’s three major transit systems, the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace and Metra under one umbrella.
Governor JB Pritzker said Monday he was not offended the family of a murdered Chicago Police officer did not want he or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to attend the officer’s funeral.
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Sometimes, the hypocrisy just makes me laugh out loud.
It was in those few minutes between when the Bears got into the nitty gritty of their proposal and when Pritzker started taking questions that I realized just how hard it was going to be for the Bears to get this done.
Former Rep. Tim Ozinga’s abrupt exit from the legislature last week and odd silence in the wake of his resignation was a less than graceful way to position himself for a primary less than two years away.
It should come as little surprise that Governor JB Pritzker has pursued a criminal justice system that reflects his progressive values. But he’s responsible for the effects.
One would wonder why a major union would want to wade into the soupy slough of Republican politics.