Illinois Politics

Metro East and Quincy-area residents who want to show senior citizens some love this Valentine’s Day can write a card, and their state senator will deliver it.

In a progress report compiled by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for fiscal year 2023, the agency noted “unprecedented staff turnover impacts the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of ongoing assessments of risk and safety.”

Request includes $35M for ‘newcomers,’ comes amid projected state budget deficit.

Illinois Justice P. Scott Neville wrote the state supreme court’s unanimous opinion that staffing agencies are not exempt from the state’s antitrust laws.

Kurt Prenzler faced questions from his colleagues on the Madison County Board this week after the county's ethics adviser recommended the board sanction Prenzler for handing out “campaign-style” business cards while on the job.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state plan to eliminate preschool deserts had a successful first year and celebrated East Alton-based Wieland Manufacturing's $500 million investment to modernize its facility.

The Illinois legislature spring session gets underway on Jan. 16, but the upcoming election could play a role in what gets done and when.

“The amount of no-shows has been devastating,” said llinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

The new Illinois law, which took effect Jan. 1, is intended to hold employers accountable for failing to act on complaints of workplace violence.

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.