Former Republican state senator Schimpf to run for governor
— February 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014,…
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State audit finds DCFS performance lacking for LGBTQ youth
— February 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD — A performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services released by the state auditor general this month found substandard practices for caring for LGBTQ…
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State lax in enforcing law meant to support minority-owned businesses
— October 13, 2020In an effort to promote diverse businesses, Illinois three years ago passed a law that required companies receiving state tax breaks to report how much work they did with minority-…
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Senators call on Illinois public health director to resign
— November 12, 2018Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have called for the resignation of the state’s public health director over his handling of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the state…
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Rauner butts tobacco 21-and-over legislation to curb
— August 26, 2018Gov. Bruce Rauner is coming under fire from health advocates and politicians for his vetoing of legislation that would have raised the age in Illinois for purchasing tobacco products…
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Former GOP state Senator, candidate for governor indicted
— February 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A former Republican state Senator and Conservative Party candidate for governor on Wednesday, Feb. 3 joined the list of ex-state officials who have been indicted. Springfield-area…
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Audit details mishandling of Legionnaires’ response from Rauner administration
— March 30, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ auditor general detailed delays, mishandling and poor communication from former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration in its response to a deadly Legionnaires’…
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Lawmaker, agencies don’t connect with Rauner on tobacco bill
— September 4, 2018As a doctor, Paul Pedersen has seen how lung cancer ravages the body. “I see the patients who are on ventilators for the long term because of their smoking,” the general internist…
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