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Pritzker Avoids Welch Controversy But Calls for Ethics Reform
Pritzker Avoids Welch Controversy But Calls for Ethics Reform

Speaking for the first time since the Legislative Inspector General report revealed a third victim of sexual harassment by former Rep. Harry Benton and ensnared House Speaker Chris Welch, Governor JB Pritzker largely avoided the issue.

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Will Voters Push Back As Giannoulias Seeks Two Offices at Once?
Will Voters Push Back As Giannoulias Seeks Two Offices at Once?

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who announced he’s running for both re-election in November and Chicago Mayor next year this weekend, seemed unconcerned with the running for two posts at the same time.

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Third Benton Victim Revealed in LIG Report
Third Benton Victim Revealed in LIG Report

A third victim of sexual harassment has been revealed as the full Legislative Inspector General’s report into complaints regarding former Rep. Harry Benton was released Friday.

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Pritzker Avoids Welch Controversy But Calls for Ethics Reform
Pritzker Avoids Welch Controversy But Calls for Ethics Reform

Speaking for the first time since the Legislative Inspector General report revealed a third victim of sexual harassment by former Rep. Harry Benton and ensnared House Speaker Chris Welch, Governor JB Pritzker largely avoided the issue.

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Will Voters Push Back As Giannoulias Seeks Two Offices at Once?
Will Voters Push Back As Giannoulias Seeks Two Offices at Once?

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who announced he’s running for both re-election in November and Chicago Mayor next year this weekend, seemed unconcerned with the running for two posts at the same time.

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Third Benton Victim Revealed in LIG Report
Third Benton Victim Revealed in LIG Report

A third victim of sexual harassment has been revealed as the full Legislative Inspector General’s report into complaints regarding former Rep. Harry Benton was released Friday.

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Sources: Welch Waited Two Weeks Before Reporting Benton to LIG
Sources: Welch Waited Two Weeks Before Reporting Benton to LIG

Sources say it took House Speaker Chris Welch more than two weeks from being notified of the incident involving former Rep. Harry Benton to filing a complaint with the Legislative Inspector General, which wasn’t filed until early March.

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Democrat Message Testing Leans on Trump Attacks
Democrat Message Testing Leans on Trump Attacks

The Legislative Ethics Commission, a bipartisan, bicameral group of state legislators, voted unanimously Thursday to release the Legislative Inspector General’s report into sexual harassment claims against former Rep. Harry Benton.

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Benton Report Will Be Released
Benton Report Will Be Released

The Legislative Ethics Commission, a bipartisan, bicameral group of state legislators, voted unanimously Thursday to release the Legislative Inspector General’s report into sexual harassment claims against former Rep. Harry Benton.

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The Ten Legislative Seats Most Likely to Flip in November
The Ten Legislative Seats Most Likely to Flip in November

We’re starting to get a reputation for these lists, good or bad.

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A Lot of Blame to Go Around in Bears Mess
A Lot of Blame to Go Around in Bears Mess

Everyone involved seems to be playing a very Illinois-esque blame game over the long-running Chicago Bears stadium saga that consumed the spring legislative session without a resolution and prompted the Bears to claim they’re moving forward with a stadium site in Indiana, sort of.

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It's Time for Gas Tax Relief
It's Time for Gas Tax Relief

There are few times in politics when the legislature has an easy answer to a complicated question.

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Speaker Welch Should Say More about Rep. Harry Benton Scandal
Speaker Welch Should Say More about Rep. Harry Benton Scandal

When House Speaker Chris Welch passed his first rules package in early 2021 after ascending to lead the chamber, his press release crowed about increasing “transparency” in state government. Five years later, that promise feels like a lifetime ago.

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Opinion: Don't Blame Republicans, Fix the Bears Deal
Opinion: Don't Blame Republicans, Fix the Bears Deal

Recently, the lead negotiator on the Chicago Bears stadium proposal suggested Republicans are trying to have it “both ways,” claiming we oppose the deal while also blaming Democrats for potentially losing the team.

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Time for the Illinois GOP to Change or Die
Time for the Illinois GOP to Change or Die

If Tuesday’s results for Republicans in the primary election, especially in statewide races, shows anything, it shows the GOP is in the worst position it has ever been to win in Illinois.

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