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Chicago-area public transit agencies begin planning for 'doomsday' funding scenario
Transit agency officials in Chicagoland met this week and formally began the process of planning for next year's budget, ...
Michael Madigan, former Illinois House speaker, sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...
Ex-Illinois House speaker gets 7.5 years prison term, $2.5 million fine for corruption
A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 ...
JB Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration laws in theatrical congressional hearing
Illinois' JB Pritzker and Democratic governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Tim Walz of Minnesota were summoned to Washington to answer questions about “sanctuary states.” ...
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Democratic governors defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel
Republicans in Congress have questioned several Democratic governors over policies limiting cooperation with federal ...
‘This issue isn’t going away’: Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again
Illinois lawmakers have learned in recent years that Tier 2 benefits for some employees fail the “Safe Harbor” Social ...
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Ethics legislation stalls in Springfield as Senate president tries ‘brazen’ move that would have helped his election case
In the closing hours of the session, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped ...
Illinois lawmakers pass $55.2B budget with new taxes, immigrant health cuts, no transit funding
A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...