Republican leaders react as lame duck session nears end
— January 13, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Republican leadership offered harsh criticisms for their Democratic counterparts Tuesday, Jan. 12 as the Illinois General Assembly neared the end of its lame…
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Madigan suspends speaker campaign: ‘This is not a withdrawal’
— January 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD – House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he would suspend his campaign for House Speaker of the 102nd General Assembly on Monday, Jan. 11 but his statement made clear…
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LaSalle veterans’ home administrator fired as House committee opens inquiry
— December 7, 2020SPRINGFIELD — A coronavirus outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle that has killed a quarter of the residents over the span of a few weeks has prompted the chairman of a state House…
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Illinois GOP touts election victories, Durbin, Pritzker push back at Madigan
— November 6, 2020SPRINGFIELD – As the dust settled after the Nov. 3 general election in Illinois, Republicans in the state patted themselves on the back after making gains, while high-ranking Democrats…
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Democratic chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’
— September 30, 2020SPRINGFIELD –Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie…
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State House kicks off lame duck session
— January 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House lawmakers were back in the capital city Friday, Jan. 8 for the first time since May, kicking off a five-day “lame duck” legislative session. No substantive…
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ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery case
— December 2, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Four former Commonwealth Edison officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Dec. 2 to charges that they engaged in a years-long bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege…
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Durkin calls on Democrats to demand Madigan answer questions or resign
— October 9, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The top Republican in the Illinois House on Thursday, Oct. 6 called for Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, to either demand that Democratic House Speaker Michael…
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