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Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill aiming to improve ethics standards for elected officials after it was filed just hours earlier.

/ A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce an ethics package Monday at the Illinois State Capitol. It passed the House on Monday night, then the Senate after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill aiming to improve ethics standards for elected officials after it was filed just hours earlier. An amendment to Senate Bill 539, introduced by Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights, passed with bipartisan approval despite House Republicans’ concerns that it was watered down. “This legislation takes the first steps in addressing some of the mos...

By Tim Kirsininkas & Capitol News Illinois • 5 hours ago Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Senate passed a bill aiming to improve ethics standards for elected officials after it was filed just hours earlier. An amendment to Senate Bill 539, introduced by Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights, passed with bipartisan approval despite House Republicans’ concerns that it was watered down. “This legislation takes the first steps in addressing some of the most egregious scandals in our state's history,” Gillespie said in a news conference Monday night. “While i...

News24 Wire The Pretoria High Court also rejected Mkhwebane's efforts to challenge the 15% personal costs order granted against her. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Jacques Nelles Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s bid to challenge the invalidation of her report on Minister Pravin Gordhan and the so-called “SARS rogue unit” – as well as the 15% personal costs order granted against her – have been dismissed by the Gauteng High Court ...