SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois House committee minutes ago passed a campaign-reform measure that would limit individual donations to a candidate to $5,000, and companies and unions to $10,000. But it’s already drawing the ire of reformers who say it’s…
UPDATE, 3:45 p.m.: Here is Madigan’s statement at a Chicago news conference a little while ago, as presented on her campaign website.
UPDATE, 11 a.m.: The Post-Dispatch has confirmation (from a named source, Madigan aide Robyn Ziegler) that Madigan today will announce…
Mayor Slay and his father, Francis R.
For some politicians, public service is a family business. Many follow in their father’s footsteps, or consider pop their chief mentor and advisor.
Mayor Francis Slay grew up watching his father, veteran Democratic Committeeman Francis…
Madigan
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Democratic Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is apparently rethinking her presumed bid for governor and instead might run for the U.S. Senate (in part because of pressure from top national Democrats who…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House right now is going through a series of long-awaited government ethics bills. They just approved (unanimously) a measure to tighten the procurement rules under which the state buys goods and services, to make sure…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House voted without opposition Wednesday to force lawmakers to take unpaid furlough days and to change the way lawmakers, judges and executive officials receive pay raises.
Despite sharp partisan shots earlier in the day, lawmakers of…
Madigan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants to “fumigate” state government with the wholesale dismissal of all appointees of ex-governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan - some 3,000 agency officials, and board and commission members.
Madigan unveiled his plan to…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Reform Commission this morning formally recommended a series of sweeping changes in the way the scandal-wracked state does business, including campaign contribution limits, an end to gerrymandering on congression and legislative districts, and term…
Burris answers questions from reporters Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It’s not surprising that a growing number of Illinois Republicans are calling for the resignation of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, appointed by impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich just before his expulsion from office last…
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