A Kankakee County judge has ruled the Pretrial Fairness Act portion of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.
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Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) announced Wednesday she is seeking the late Sen. Scott Bennett’s seat in the Senate. But she’s not alone.
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Sen. Scott Bennett’s widow, Stacy, will finish the final three weeks of his current term in the Senate.
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Just 11 days before a new law eliminating cash bail in the state is scheduled to kick in a Kankakee County judge Tuesday heard two hours of arguments on the constitutionality of the so-called SAFE-T Act.
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As we look back on the high stakes political year in Illinois, The Illinoize asked a bipartisan group of politicians, consultants, and journalists who the most important person in Illinois politics was in 2022.
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Tributes to Senator Scott Bennett Monday brought tears, laughs, and memories of the Champaign lawmaker who passed away December 9.
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There has been plenty of blame to go around in Republican circles since the epic pummeling the GOP took in the November election.
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Brad Fritts is a farm kid from Dixon. But he’s also the first person ever born in the 2000’s to be elected to the General Assembly.
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House Democrats appeared resolute and confident Monday they would pass an assault weapon ban when the legislature returns to Springfield next month.
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If there is a word to describe the way close friends of Sen. Scott Bennett were feeling following his unexpected passing Friday, “shock” would be the first word out of their mouths.
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A bipartisan list of tributes is coming in following the death of Senator Scott Bennett of Champaign.
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Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup confirmed Sen. Scott Bennett was pronounced dead around 1:15 this afternoon at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
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There has been plenty of punditry across Illinois waxing poetic about why Illinois Republicans were drubbed at the polls last month.
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Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) was taken to an Urbana hospital early Thursday morning after suffering what is believed to be a stroke.
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By the time the new General Assembly is sworn in next month, Republicans will lose a long list of top members, institutional knowledge, charisma, brains, and political acumen.
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Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) confirmed Tuesday he will seek the appointment to the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington).
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Gun rights advocates say they fully expect a Democratic controlled General Assembly to pass a ban on assault rifles during a legislative ‘lame duck’ session early next month, but they say the issue will be decided in court.
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Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) blindsided much of the political class in the state Monday dropping a surprise announcement that he would resign from the Senate at the end of the current General Assembly.
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Driving away from Springfield Thursday night, I was feeling particularly sour on the entire legislative process. It had more to do with adults acting like children than over actual policy.
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Governor JB Pritzker continually tap danced around the need to amend the cash bail provisions in the so-called SAFE-T Act during the fall campaign, and many thought he would be more clear on his position once the campaign ended and he secured a second term.
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