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Partisan outrage over new proposed district lines for the Illinois Supreme Court was on full display Friday in the Illinois General Assembly.

Partisan outrage over new proposed district lines for the Illinois Supreme Court was on full display Friday in the Illinois General Assembly. The House

Partisan outrage over new proposed district lines for the Illinois Supreme Court was on full display Friday in the Illinois General Assembly. The House passed the court remap legislation by

By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House unanimously passed a bipartisan...

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 12:22pm admin SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ attorney general and a Southern Illinois state representative have been named Public Officials of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.  Those receiving the honor were Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat from Chicago; and State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis. Windhorst represents the 118th District in Southern Illinois. The selection is made by the board of officers, th...

Gambling addiction can cost people massive amounts of debt and disrupt relationships and careers. But its not as identifiable as substance addictions, according to Mercedes Kent. "Its not a matter of willpower," she said. "This is a brain disease." Kent is a treatment provider and supervisor at Gateway Foundation, which runs addiction treatment centers, including one in Springfield. Gambling expansion is a moneymaker for the state, but as it expands, so do the rates of gambling disorders, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- Democratic lawmakers are continuing their push for legislation to fix the FOID card system. It could require Illinois gun owners to provide their fingerprints when purchasing a gun. The Illinois Gun Violence Prevention PAC says fire arms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in Illinois. According to a 2019 CDC study, Black children are 14 times more likely to die from gun violence over their white peers. The groups president, Kathleen Sances explained similar...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You may remember Illinois had a special commission created to address ethics and lobbying reform last year. The group met several times in the early months of 2020. Members missed a requirement to submit a report of recommendations for lawmakers. That never happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic cutting session short. Now, lawmakers hope they can address some of the problematic areas this year. A key focus during the House Ethics and Elections Committee hearing Monday was th...

Joppa Power Plant to close by September 2022, three years sooner than first announced Joppa power plant to close in September 2022 By Clayton Hester | April 6, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated April 6 at 12:21 PM METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) - Vistra and its subsidiary, Electric Energy, Inc., has announced that the Joppa Power Plant will be retired by Sept. 1, 2022. This will be three years earlier than first announced, and is a part of an agreement meant to settle a complaint by the Sierra Club ...

Lawmakers from both parties told officials from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday, March 11 that the General Assembly should have some say in how the state spends the $7.5 billion in federal funds that Illinois expects to receive from the newly-enacted American Rescue Plan. Those comments came during a virtual hearing of the House Revenue and Finance Committee that took place just hours after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill into law. “I think th...