UPDATE, 1:30 p.m. — The Senate just now gave final passage to the bill, as expected. It passed on a partisan 36-22 vote. Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign it.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate today is expected to…
Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House tonight passed a bill to impose the first political contribution limits in the state’s history. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, personally presented the measure to the floor.
But critics continue to blast the bill for…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois Senate committee this afternoon passed a landmark bill that would impose the first campaign contribution limits in Illinois history - which could fundamentally change the political landscape of a state that has seen its last…
