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Illinois GOP encourages constituents to speak out using witness slips for legislation

By April Bamburg | May 14, 2021

It may be easy to voice an opinion on legislation via social media, but it’s not the most formal or useful of ways to have your voice heard.

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Chapa LaVia's leadership faulted in COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans' Home

By April Bamburg | May 4, 2021

Following Linda Chapa LaVia’s resignation as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, a report faults her management and that of the director of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, where 36 individuals died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the home.

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Durbin foe criticizes lobbying activities by senator's wife

By April Bamburg | Jul 21, 2020

Chicago businessman Willie Wilson, who has run for public office multiple times and, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, launched a third-party bid to challenge Sen. Dick Durbin for his U.S. Senate seat, is looking into lobbying activities by Durbin’s wife, Loretta, according to a news release by Wilson, published on the Capitol Fax website.

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ComEd agrees to $200 million fine in admission to feds that it steered jobs to Speaker Madigan's associates

By April Bamburg | Jul 18, 2020

Federal prosecutors say Commonwealth Edison has agreed to pay a $200 million fine for its role in illegally steering “jobs, contracts and payments to people connected to Public Official A,” who is referenced in the U.S. Attorney's office statement as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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GOP Chair Schneider calls for resignation as federal investigation links Speaker Madigan to ComEd bribery scheme

By April Bamburg | Jul 17, 2020

Illinois' top Republican says that based on the latest U.S. Attorney's office allegations that House Speaker Michael Madigan is "Public Official A" in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, it's time for the speaker to step down.

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Carlson calls decorated combat veteran Duckworth a coward for refusing to appear on his show

By April Bamburg | Jul 10, 2020

In a recent "Tucker Carlson Tonight" segment posted to YouTube, Fox News personality Tucker Carlson took Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to task for being open to discussion about removing statues of George Washington, and for stating her opinion of President Donald Trump’s July 4 speech at Mt. Rushmore.

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Hutsonville school board plans reopening in 2020-21 with full class sizes, masks optional

By April Bamburg | Jul 9, 2020

Members of the Hutsonville School District board gathered June 30 in a special meeting to discuss the possible litigation with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education over the 63-page joint directive on how the 2020-21 school year should begin.

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Schneider, Illinois GOP rebuke Justice Kilbride's decision in Chicago vs. Fraternal Order of Police

By April Bamburg | Jun 24, 2020

In a recent Illinois Supreme Court case, Justice Thomas Kilbride provided the lone dissenting vote in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police, drawing immediate criticism from Illinois GOP chairman Tim Schneider.

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Illinois GOP takes Pritzker to court over gatherings limit

By April Bamburg | Jun 22, 2020

The Illinois Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 15, alleging that his ban on gatherings of more than 10 people is selective enforcement.

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Wirepoints: Data fail to support Pritzker's continued efforts to close Illinois

By April Bamburg | Jun 19, 2020

Illinois has one of the strictest schedules in the country to reopen businesses, public spaces, schools and religious institutions, leading critics to say it is time to reopen the state and get things moving again.

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Bailey questions Black Lives Matter movement in light of high abortion rate among African Americans

By April Bamburg | Jun 12, 2020

Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is questioning the Black Lives Matter movement based on that fact that a disproportional rate of pregnancies for black women end in abortion.

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Illinois GOP accuses Pritzker of violating his own stay-at-home order for photo ops

By April Bamburg | Jun 12, 2020

The Illinois Republican Party is accusing Gov. J.B. Pritzker of ignoring the stay-at-home order he put into place in March.

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Competitive swimmers ask Pritzker to reopen pools in Phase 3 of Restore Illinois plan

By April Bamburg | Jun 10, 2020

Swimmers, including competitive high schoolers, are asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to allow pools to reopen when the state shifts into Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan.

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Illinois Sheriffs' Association sues Pritzker, IDOC over prisoner transfers

By April Bamburg | Jun 1, 2020

The Illinois Sheriffs' Association (ISA) has filed a suit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), alleging IDOC is refusing to accept transfers of parole violators or convicted individuals from jails across the state, according to a news release and Facebook post May 28.

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Illinois churches declare victory as Pritzker allows houses of worship to reopen

By April Bamburg | Jun 1, 2020

Facing lawsuits from multiple churches and a deadline from the U.S. Supreme Court, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has agreed that churches and other houses of worship can reopen in Illinois.

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Skillicorn launches recall efforts against Pritzker for IDES website woes

By April Bamburg | May 29, 2020

State Sen. Allen Skillicorn has begun efforts to recall Gov. J.B. Pritzker, The Center Square reported May 26.

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COVID-19 causes particular risks for those with behavioral disabilities

By April Bamburg | May 29, 2020

A May 22 report by ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune sheds light on a vulnerable population that has been severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis, and it's not the nursing homes that have been receiving so much attention.

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COVID-19 and other financial issues endanger Illinois pediatric clinics

By April Bamburg | May 27, 2020

U.S. Pediatric medical clinics are going to see problems as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr. Nidhi Kukreja, a pediatrician practicing on the southwest side of Chicago.

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Illinois State Police won't arrest people for violating stay-at-home order

By April Bamburg | May 27, 2020

After the Illinois State Police said via Twitter that they did not plan to issue any misdemeanors against individuals who violated Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order, the rule was withdrawn.

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Rep. Allen Skillicorn threatens to file recall motion for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

By April Bamburg | May 27, 2020

Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R- 66th District) has announced that he may launch an initiative to recall Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker if the governor does not take action to fix the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) website and allow residents to file unemployment claims.