Negotiated changes to the elimination of cash bail on January 1st went before the Senate Democrat caucus Tuesday, and we’re told the legislation is likely to “sail” out of the chamber.
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Governor JB Pritzker, legislative leaders, unions, and business announced an agreed bill Tuesday to wipe out the remaining $1.4 billion in federal loans used to prop up the state’s unemployment insurance fund during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lawmakers, state’s attorneys, public defenders, and victim’s rights advocates spent hours on Zoom meetings Monday working to finalize a deal to amend the controversial cash bail elimination provision in the much debated SAFE-T Act.
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When the legal deadline for counting late-arriving mail-in ballots passed last Tuesday, Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) trailed Democratic challenger Jenn Ladisch Douglass by 343 votes.
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Governor JB Pritzker never hid his progressive bona fides during his first campaign in 2018.
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Senate Republicans dispatched current Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) Tuesday, and he may have his to top lieutenant to blame.
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After House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) announced last week he would not remain leader, Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savana) appeared to have the upper hand to take the reins.
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Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst), who trails by 341 votes in her race for re-election against Democrat Jenn Ladisch Douglass, won a victory Tuesday when a DuPage County judge ruled the County Clerk couldn’t verify signatures on mail-in ballots using their 2022 ballot application.
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The House and Senate gavel in this afternoon for the first day of the fall veto session, but don’t expect action on any major issues today.
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Illinois Republican candidates aren’t winning.
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It appears Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) is out.
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Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savana) confirmed Thursday night she is a candidate to replace House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and claimed she has secured the votes necessary to win a party caucus next week.
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Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield), a widely respected downstate lawmaker with a track record as one of the party’s best messengers and bipartisan workers, is resigning at the end of the year to become President of the Illinois Railroad Association.
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Two sources confirm Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) is challenging Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) for leadership.
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Key operatives and candidates in either party believed the environment was improving for Republicans and as many as five contested House races could all go for the GOP. The GOP lost all five.
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In a 7am e-mail to House Republicans, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin announced he won’t seek another term leading the caucus, which was dealt heavy blows Tuesday night.
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Four years after winning a decisive victory over incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner, JB Pritzker secured re-election with another runaway win, this time over conservative southern Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia).
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Darren Bailey lost the governor’s race because he lost the suburbs.
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Let’s count ‘em.
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