The state budget passed by the General Assembly in May left a razor thin margin between a projected surplus and deficit. But a new report from the Governor’s budget arm shows the state may be getting some breathing room.
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Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian), who has already announced he won’t seek re-election next year is expected to resign by the end of the year to take a local economic development job, multiple sources tell The Illinoize.
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After months of attempting to find a top tier candidate to replace outgoing Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian), it appears two Republicans will attempt to duke it out for the GOP nomination for the Champaign and Vermilion County seat.
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Governor JB Pritzker announced his plan Thursday to move $160 million from the Department of Human Services budget to address the migrant crisis in Chicago, but the announcement comes with few details on where the money is coming from and exactly how it is being spent.
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Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), who had a lawsuit challenging the state’s assault weapons ban rejected by the state Supreme Court in August has filed a petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
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No Republican has been Cook County State’s Attorney in almost 30 years, but former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin is continuing to kick the tires on a potential run.
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Any hope the 12th Congressional District primary between Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) and former State Senator Darren Bailey would turn thoughtful and policy focused was dashed Monday.
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When the legislature returned to Springfield Tuesday for the second week of the annual fall veto session, the district map for an elected Chicago School Board was one of many outstanding issues, but few expected it to be one of the most contentious issues under the dome.
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House Speaker Chris Welch held firm to his position he wouldn’t call legislation extending the Invest in Kids scholarship program without 71 Democratic votes.
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Organizing a new elected Chicago School Board is proving to be one of the most contentious issues of the fall veto session, if not the entire legislative year.
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The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday ending the state’s decades-long ban on the construction of new nuclear power in the state, but only for so called “small modular reactors.”
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A top House Democratic source says House Speaker Chris Welch is holding to an internal rule that would require 71 Democratic votes to extend the controversial Invest in Kids scholarship program, and it appears Democrats are nowhere near having that level of support for the plan.
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When the Senate unveiled a new Chicago Public School Board map last week, it went along with language that could have provided half of the board to be elected in 2024 and half of the board to be appointed by the Mayor.
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Democrats took plenty of victory laps Tuesday after Fitch raised Illinois’ general obligation bond credit rating to “A.”
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It appears the logjam blocking passage of a bill ending Illinois’ long term ban on nuclear construction is close to being settled.
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The obituary for the Invest in Kids private school scholarship program probably hasn’t been fully written, but is certainly a few paragraphs in as lawmakers return to Springfield for the final days of legislative session before the program expires at the end of the year.
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When Dave Wasserman, the longtime Congressional campaign reporter and editor with the Cook Political Report issued his latest ratings for competitive House races, suburban Chicago districts were nowhere to be found.
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Sen. Natalie Toro (D-Chicago), who was appointed this summer and faces a heavily contested primary in the northwest side district next year has already gotten a big boost from the Senate Democratic campaign arm.
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The annual Illinois school report card shows Illinois students are still performing below pre-pandemic levels.
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Democrats may have found the candidate they believe can flip one of the most vulnerable Republican-held seats in 2024.
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