State lawmakers weigh TikTok’s value
Capitol News Illinois When shortform video platform TikTok shut down service earlier this month, the move surprised some Illinois politicians who use the app to educate, reach constituents and follow trends. Others had abandoned the app months before it was shut down for less than 24 hours. TikTok, a social media app owned by China-based…
Read MoreMcClain lawyer calls star witnesses liars as trial nears conclusion
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial are finally scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday afternoon more than three months after testimony in the case began. But one day before the government began its final rebuttal, a lawyer for Madigan’s co-defendant, longtime Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain, urged the jury…
Read More‘Blatantly unlawful’ federal spending freeze sends state scrambling
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — State agencies, nonprofit organizations and a host of other entities that rely on federal funding were thrown into chaos Tuesday following the release of a White House memo that froze – at least temporarily – the distribution of all federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs. Late Tuesday, however,…
Read MoreHouse Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges the current House map fails to meet state constitutional requirements that districts be compact and allow elections…
Read MoreINVITATION TO BID – DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY (OFFICIAL NOTICE)
INVITATION TO BID OFFICIAL NOTICE PROJECT TITLE: DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY Sealed bids shall be received by the Will County Land Use Department, …
Read MoreNotice 30 Day Public Comment Period For The Draft 2022 Annual Action Plan
Will County Community Development Division is seeking public comment on the proposal of the 2022 Draft Annual Action Plan. The public hearing is June 2, 2022 and the public comment period is June 6, …
Read MoreIllinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills only 2 weeks into legislative session
Capitol News Illinois Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns in May. The vast majority of the ideas won’t make it to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker…
Read More‘Suspicion doesn’t cut it’: Madigan attorney urges jury to ‘see the man, not the myth’
Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week, attorney Dan Collins pointed to something the former speaker said when he took the witness stand earlier this month. “When people ask for help, if possible, I try to help them,” Collins said, quoting his…
Read MoreDave Joens grew up reading about Illinois history. Now, he retires after 20 years preserving it as state archivist
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – For two decades, Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents with historic value. The job of caring for historic records has been a natural fit for Joens, he said, who has been interested in history since reading Abraham Lincoln biographies…
Read MoreWill County Board – Agenda – Jan 16, 2025 9:00 AM
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