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Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In an effort to find out what is actually happening with the Pontiac and Va...

Bipartisan group of lawmakers call for joint hearing regarding situations at Pontiac and Vandalia prisons

McLean County declares local disaster after severe storms Unmute MCLEAN COUNTY (WEEK) - Historic rainfall prompted McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre on Wednesday to declare the county a disaster area, enabling local officials to determine if the county is eligible for state and federal funding. The declaration is in effect for the next seven days while the county undergoes damage assessments from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) said IEMA staffers will decide if the county will receive state or feder...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 29, 2021 | 3:33 PM Democrats in the General Assembly passed new legislative and state Supreme Court maps Friday night and now House Republicans are asking Governor JB Pritzker to veto the maps. Pritzker long promised to veto any gerrymandered maps, including earlier this year. On the campaign trail in 2018, Pritzker supported an amendment to Illinois’ constitution to take the redistricting process out of state legislators’ hands and instead send it to an independent commission. But the governor recently flip-flopped on the veto promise, saying...

Originally published on January 4, 2021 6:02 pm   Illinois House Republicans say they’re still waiting on Gov. JB Pritzker to propose specific spending cuts to the state’s current year state budget, which is $4 billion out of balance. Ahead of lawmakers’ lame duck session this week, Republicans said they worried Democrats would try to push through an income tax hike instead of cut spending, but those fears are largely baseless.as Governor J.B. Pritzker has not signaled support for an immediate tax increase, but rather said he’s focused on making cuts to state government. Though Rep...