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CAPITOL CAST: Biden’s Illinois push

— September 24, 2021

Jerry Nowicki and Peter Hancock discuss President Biden’s push for his Build Back Better Agenda, which includes an appearance by a top Biden advisor with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker….

Ethics bill clears House on second try, will head back to governor
— September 9, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House on Thursday, Sept. 9 voted to accept changes to an ethics bill that Gov. J.B. Pritzker had requested, paving the way for it to become law once the…
Legislative watchdog: ‘The fox is guarding the hen house’
— February 13, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — All three people who have held the position of legislative inspector general in Illinois told a joint ethics panel Thursday the office needs more independence to police…
Senate GOP bill would give inspector general more autonomy
— November 2, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Oct. 30 that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigations and issue…
State. Rep. Kifowit connects with coffees in July
— July 5, 2019

It began seven years ago when 84th District State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, was elected to office and looking for a way to connect with residents. Since then, Coffee with Kifowit…

Clean Jobs Coalition calls for utility ethics mandates in Illinois
— August 6, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – A coalition of environmental, business and faith groups is calling for legislation that would make the ethics reform measures recently imposed on utility giant Commonwealth…
Illinois loses population as residents hit the road
— January 8, 2020

What if every person and then some disappeared from Illinois’ third-most-populated city? It is not a promo for the “Left Behind” book series or part of a Cold War stump…
GOP lawmaker calls for state ethics task force
— October 18, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A Republican state lawmaker said Wednesday, Oct. 16 she plans to introduce legislation to establish a State Ethics Task Force to tighten ethics rules within Illinois…