By Benjamin Cox on May 18, 2021 at 3:53pm
State Sen. Jil Tracy speaks in the Blue Room on Monday to reporters about ethics reform.
Illinois Senate Republicans revealed a comprehensive ethics package in a press conference at the Capitol.
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th District State Senator Jil Tracy who is the Senate Minority Leader and also sits as the number 2 chair on the Senate Ethics Committee unveiled an amendment to Senate Bill 1350.
Tracy says it’s time to give the Illinois Judiciary more power to prosecute lawmakers who break the law. She says Illinois residents are tired of having the state identified with corruption. The Illinois Senate is gearing up for a debate over a package of ethics reforms, possibly as early as this week, but it’s one that Republicans say doesn’t go far enough.