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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New members receive appointments to Illinois Senate
— February 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Two new Democratic Senators were sworn in Feb. 6 to fill vacancies in the Illinois General Assembly. Doris Turner, a former Springfield city councilperson, and Mike…
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GOP members hope to block new teacher standards
— February 1, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a legislative…
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Vote by mail, remote voting, bills fail in lame duck session
— January 19, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General…
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Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to House floor
— January 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that were passed for the 2020 general election….
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Illinois Republicans name new chairman
— February 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Republican Party Central Committee on Saturday named Springfield attorney Don Tracy as its new chairman, replacing Tim Schneider, who had held the post…
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GOP lawmakers concerned about tax deductions bill
— January 22, 2021SPRINGFIELD — A bill endorsed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would eliminate expanded federal tax deductions for businesses created under the CARES Act, failed to pass in the lame duck…
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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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