Pritzker signs legislation to make voting easier, ban dark money in some elections
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure that makes changes to the Illinois voting process, creates a disability task force and...
Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conference
SPRINGFIELD – As global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two weeks to discuss the effects of and potential policy solutions to...
New congressional maps unveiled ahead of fall veto session
SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly released a proposed set of new congressional district maps Friday, just days before lawmakers return to...
Pritzker order aims to end subminimum wage for disabled people in state contracts
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday that would prevent companies contracting with the state from paying disabled workers at less...
Illinois pumping out billions of tax dollars in COVID aid to public, private sectors
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is pumping hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars out the door for COVID-19 relief, and the...
Obama returns to break ground on presidential center
SPRINGFIELD – Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to their old neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday to...
