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Senate deals Pritzker first veto override

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker was dealt his first veto override Wednesday when the state Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that retroactively extends a sales tax exemption for aircraft parts and equipment.

‘Major flaws’ as state transitions former foster children to Medicaid managed care

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

An estimated 2,500 children and young adults in Illinois who had been in the custody of the state’s foster care system within the last year abruptly lost their health coverage on Feb. 1. That was just one of many problems that occurred over the weekend when the state shifted some 19,000 former foster children into its privatized “managed care” health coverage system.

Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeed, local officials

Monday, February 3, 2020

Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targets of a racketeering lawsuit that seeks...

Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Government reform advocates told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that Illinois has some of the weakest governmental ethics rules in the country and that lawmakers should put more teeth into...

Lawmakers call to end state-to-state corporate poaching

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Two Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday to form a multi-state compact in which each member state would vow not to use company-specific tax incentives to lure businesses away from...

Sandoval pleads guilty to bribery and tax fraud

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval entered a plea deal Tuesday in which he admitted to receiving more than $250,000 in bribes over a three-year period and filing a false tax return. In exchange for...

UPDATED: Sandoval charged with bribery, tax evasion

Monday, January 27, 2020

Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers are set to return to Springfield for the...