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McClure Urges Constituents to Call Governor In Support of TRS Bill to Be Signed
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IL Lawmakers and State Board of Elections Seek to Have MALDEF Redistricting Lawsuit Dismissed
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Editorial: Manipulating voter boundaries is wrong and harmful to democracy, no matter where it s done Illinois Democrats are working behind closed doors in Springfield to create legislative boundaries presumable beneficial to their party as Republicans are doing in other state capitols around the country. Associated Press File Photo
Updated 5/11/2021 8:43 AM
An online commenter to our editorial last week criticizing Illinois Democrats for their clandestine, partisan approach to redistricting makes two important points, one explicit, one implicit. Both are important, but it s the implicit observation that holds the most sinister and dangerous implications for our representative democracy.
First, the explicit complaint: This is at least your third editorial on this subject. The number of times you have called on similar measures in neighboring states? Zero. Not even a mention. Which makes it appear that the only goal is doing the work of the Republican
Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com
Jan 22, 2021 11:47 AM
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers paid nearly $187,000 for rentals and catered meals for members of the Illinois House earlier this month as lawmakers gathered at a convention center in Springfield rather than the Illinois State Capitol.
The cost for the off-site session at the Bank of Springfield Center from Jan. 8 through Jan. 14 was $40,000 more than what was spent on a similar setup last spring. That brings the total extra cost of COVID-19 sessions for the House to $330,820.03.
“That’s $300,000 that we don’t have,” said state Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock. “The Senate has been able to meet in the capitol building and I don’t see any reason why we can’t exercise some social distancing and things like that and get into the capitol building to do that kind of stuff.”
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Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor|January 18, 2021
Illinois State Rep. Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, casts his vote for Illinois State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, to be Illinois Speaker of the House as lawmakers cast their votes for the 102nd General Assembly for the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Illinois Democrats ousted former Speaker Michael Madigan after his nearly four decades in office when Emmanuel “Chris” Welch was elected the state’s first Black speaker of the House. Welch is tasked with bringing the House into a “new era” despite questions of his past including several harassment allegations.
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