Category: Government/Politics

State watchdog investigating employees accused of bilking federal pandemic aid program Nationwide, about 17% of $1.2 trillion in small business pandemic relief grants were fraudulent MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois mparker@capitolnewsillinois.com Dozens of state employees across multiple agencies are under…

Sen. Rezin advances legislation to end state’s moratorium on building nuclear plants Springfield, IL – State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has advanced legislation putting Illinois one step closer to finally lifting its moratorium on building new nuclear reactors. “For over 35 years,…

Bennett Advances Legislation to Help Schools Deal with Teacher Shortage and Scheduling Challenge SPRINGFIELD- With schools across Illinois struggling to fill vacancies and hire substitutes, State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) has advanced legislation to help willing and experienced retired…

Bennett Pushes Bill to Help Veterans’ Families SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) has advanced legislation to help the families of veterans with their property taxes. “Veterans and their families make incredible sacrifices to protect their country and keep us…

Newly signed laws include creation of tourism districts, criminal justice reforms  By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois nschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed 15 bills into law, tackling policy areas from tourism to prison reform and making…

Joyce to bring local perspectives to Senate State Government Committee   SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Patrick Joyce will serve as chair of the Senate State Government Committee in the 103rd General Assembly. “Our communities are the backbones of our great state,” said…

  COVID-19 Disaster Declarations to End May 11 Gov. JB Pritzker announced this week that he will be ending his continued COVID-19 disaster declarations on May 11, 2023. This announcement coincides with the decision by the White House to end…