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State Board of Elections head to resign in June

— April 21, 2021

SPRINGFIELD —The executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, who was placed on leave after being the subject of an extortion scheme online, will resign effective…

UPDATE: Madigan resignation effective immediately, remains Democrat party chair
— February 18, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, 78, announced Thursday, Feb. 18 he will step down from the state House of Representatives after 50 years in office. “I leave…
State senator facing federal tax evasion charge resigns
— September 14, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Terry Link, who was charged last month in federal court with tax evasion, has resigned his seat. Link, a Democrat from Indian Creek, had been a key player…
Bishop of Joliet resigns after taking medical leave
— May 4, 2020

The Diocese of Joliet will be getting a new bishop following the resignation of the Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, who had been serving as leader of the state’s second largest diocese…
Embattled state Sen. Martin Sandoval resigns
— November 29, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Martin Sandoval, whose Statehouse office was raided by federal agents in September, announced late Nov. 27 that he will step down from his seat effective…

State veterans affairs director resigns
— January 11, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, Jan. 11 more than two months after an outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle…
Teachers’ Retirement System director resigns
— August 7, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Richard Ingram, the long-serving executive director of the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System, resigned from that position this week after being placed on administrative…
Ag director ‘shocked’ he had ‘rape in Champaign’ email as he steps down
— January 15, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to disclose contents of a 2012 email that pointed to the possible…