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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnLobbyists are not currently being required to register with the state or report on their spending.In the wake of a court ruling that barred the state from collecting increased lobbying fees that went into effect January 1, Secretary of State ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnNonprofit organizations have been temporarily spared from paying thousands of dollars in fees to lobby Illinois lawmakers.A law aimed at cleaning up unethical practices in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment would also nea...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnWith five months in unpaid bills and some agencies predicting they will be unable to make payroll January 1, social service providers are asking the state to take out another loan.Earlier this month, Gov. Pat Quinn proposed borrowing $500 mil...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave Gov. Pat Quinn the green light today to sell Thomson prison to the federal government without a vote from the General Assembly.President Barack Obama’s administration plans to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnThe federal government agreed to purchase Thomson prison today amid ongoing controversies over moving suspected terrorists into the United States and the early release of Illinois inmates.U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn announced in ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Please welcome back to our staff Jamey Dunn, who began work this week as our visiting Statehouse bureau chief. Jamey was an intern for Illinois Issues during last spring's legislative session. As bureau chief, she will be responsible for Statehouse cover...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Nicole HarbourThe close of the filing period for the February 2 primary last Monday left a large pool of candidates for governor, including seven Republicans, four Democrats and two Green Party candidates. They are:RepublicansAdam Andrzejewski, Hinsdal...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerThis will be my last post as Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau chief. I am moving on to the private sector to be a management consultant with a Springfield-based firm. Thank you for reading and and for sharing a string of unbelievable exp...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerThe Illinois General Assembly has been here before. Lawmakers are on the verge of making history by approving legislation aimed at limiting the amount of money flowing into political campaigns and reducing outside influence on the lawmaki...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerAll cemetery owners, managers and employees, including those hired to trim trees or maintain cemetery grounds, would have to register with the state and carry identification cards to prove their clearance to work on site, according to new...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerGov. Pat Quinn could propose borrowing roughly $1 billion for the third time since May to keep the state operating through the winter. Slower tax revenues are clashing with mounting spending pressures of unpaid bills, state employee healt...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerAt this time last year, Rod Blagojevich was governor and battling with the state legislature to restore funding to human services and to state parks and historic sites. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors continued to indict members of Blagoje...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerAlonzo “Lon” Monk is cooperating in the ongoing investigation into extensive political corruption in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office and political campaign. Monk pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of wire fraud.That’...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerFallout from the University of Illinois’ clout-heavy admissions process has reached another administrator. Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Richard Herman today announced his resignation, effective October 26.His resignation comes about a mo...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerAntonio Boyzo is one semester away from graduating from the University of Illinois Chicago. Having worked his way up from earning a general equivalency diploma and transferring from a community college to UIC, as well as earning U.S. citi...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerWhen voters head to the polls November 2, 2010, they’ll vote on who they want to represent them in the General Assembly, who they want as governor and constitutional officers and whether they want the ability to recall a governor.The ab...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerTwo months ago, Democratic and Republican legislators stood next to Gov. Pat Quinn and agreed to start over on drafting a bill that would — for the first time in Illinois — limit the amount of money individuals and political organizat...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerChicago’s quest to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is over. The Windy City was eliminated in the first round of voting of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen this morning. Other cities in the running are Rio de Janeiro,...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerChicago’s quest to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is over. The Windy City was eliminated in the first round of voting of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen this morning. Other cities in the running are Rio de Janeiro,...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Get a glimpse of who helps shape Gov. Pat Quinn's agenda and style in the October edition of Illinois Issues magazine. Maureen McKinney profiles Jerry Stermer in the "Voice for the man."Read the third and final installment of a three-part series on the pl...
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