The Politics Section of the Chicago Journal.
Chicago Politics
The bribe was part of a scam that involved popular but technically illegal “sweepstakes” games and involved the state senator and the son-in-law of a once-powerful Cook County politician.
Illinois Politics
At issue is a sign retailers must post on each fuel pump as a result of the General Assembly and Pritzker freezing the motor fuel tax from its scheduled automatic inflation adjustment.
Law
The 78-year-old was thought to be seeking another term in November but she announced her retirement will be effective July 7, 2022.
Politics
Governor Pritzker blamed Republicans who opposed tactics to stop the spread of COVID-19 and suggested LaSalle visitors who refused to comply with safety measures such as face coverings and social distancing unwittingly carried the virus into the LaSalle nursing home.
Chicago Journal
Chicago on Tuesday announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024.
Illinois News
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a state budget that aims to soften the blow of inflation with $1.8 billion in tax breaks and direct payments to Illinois consumers, an outline Republicans derided as an election-year ploy.
Illinois Politics
The move recalls a darker fiscal period in the early 2000s when feuding Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael Madigan cobbled together state spending with “fund sweeps,” taking what appeared to be large unspent balances in special funds to shore up the operating budget.
Illinois Politics
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (19th District), directs state pension funds to eliminate any investments in Russian-based companies, prepares the state to accept Ukrainian refugees, and sets up a group to study Russian money-laundering in Illinois real estate.
Chicago Journal
There’s nothing illegal about the ad or the way it was executed, said Kent Redfield of the University of Illinois at Springfield, but Pritzker “putting money into a second group and having that group spend the money on your behalf is something less than maximum transparency.”
Chicago Journal
Illinois Democrats outlined anti-crime measures Friday amid pressure from rising violence and Republican critics, promising more in the final days of the Legislature's spring session.
News
The video was posted Friday by The New Yorker, which says it obtained it from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan. Frerichs appears by himself in the video, sitting upright before a dark curtain and wearing what appears to be traditional Afghan clothing.
Law
The bill seeks to lift jurisdictional problems that can prevent prosecution and allow any state's attorney to prosecute all aspects of an organized retail crime.