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CAPITOL RECAP: Pritzker, Harmon join call for hearings into non-citizen voter registration

UPDATED 1/27: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government. This feature can be used as a once-a-week briefs package by weekly newspapers or dailies....
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Illinois Supreme Court hears two lawsuits against school districts

Two Illinois school districts defended their actions against an elementary school teacher and a restoration company before the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday. The justices’ eventual...
Coalition renews Clean Energy Jobs Act push

With federal regulatory changes looming and legislators one week away from a return to the Capitol, some clean energy advocates are looking to jumpstart a stalled proposal to bring major reforms to...

UPDATED: Pritzker, Harmon join call for hearings into non-citizen voter registration

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and newly-elected Illinois Senate President Don Harmon added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of state officials calling for legislative hearings to determine how...
House Republicans seek probe of non-citizen voting

Republican lawmakers in Illinois are demanding answers from Secretary of State Jesse White about how 545 self-identified non-U.S. citizens were mistakenly registered to vote through the state’s...
Pritzker presides in Senate presidential proceedings

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker assumed a ceremonial position Sunday as senators chose a new president. The governor, a Democrat, presided over the floor vote as legislators elected Democratic Sen. Don...
Illinois farmers helped by latest U.S. trade deals, but many questions remain

Illinois farmers will get a much-needed lift from two international trade agreements approved by the federal government this week, but experts are uncertain if their situations will improve in the...
Cullerton’s advice to new Senate president: Unify

The outgoing leader of Illinois’ Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position — “bring everyone together.” Senators will choose the...
Thousands of Illinoisans to get driving privileges back

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed Senate Bill 1786 into law. Effective July 1, it repeals existing laws that either required or allowed the secretary of state to suspend driving privileges...

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Monday, Jan. 27

STORY: SANDOVAL INDICTMENT
Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud.
Reporter: Peter Hancock Photo: Yes/file
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