Welch reflects on first year as House speaker
— January 11, 2022SPRINGFIELD – One year after being named speaker of the Illinois House, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch says he is proud of the accomplishments he and his colleagues achieved and he…
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Pritzker signs economic equity package
— March 23, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday, March 23 that made up the “economic access, equity and opportunity” pillar of the Illinois Legislative…
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Perspectives on Progress: Davis says filing legislation is a tool to force difficult conversations
— June 30, 2020SPRINGFIELD — For veteran state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, filing legislation is often a way to start a conversation about racial justice in the Illinois General Assembly. “As…
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Perspectives on Progress: Collins to focus on equity in banking
— June 28, 2020SPRINGFIELD — In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed a commission to investigate the causes of race riots in the U.S. and to offer recommendations for the future. While its full…
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Perspectives on Progress: Peters says path forward will take collective effort from Illinoisans
— June 25, 2020SPRINGFIELD – For state Sen. Robert Peters, ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are bigger than a single event of police violence, and it will take a collective…
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How the Black Caucus passed criminal justice reform
— January 21, 2021Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…
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Perspectives on Progress: Robinson says Illinoisans must address systemic racism together
— June 29, 2020SPRINGFIELD — The social movement sparked by George Floyd’s death is one Illinoisans must harness together, Chicago Rep. Lamont Robinson Jr., said. On May 25, a white Minneapolis…
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Perspectives on Progress: Meyers-Martin says police reform, societal ‘attitude’ change needed
— June 27, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin said her summer plans include identifying police reforms that will reduce officers’ use of force. It is “fortunate,” the Olympia Fields…
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