Criminal penalty enhancements from Rauner administration set to expire as Illinois General Assembly ponders next options
Criminal penalty enhancements for gun crimes passed during the Bruce Rauner administration may be expiring soon. A law sponsored by then-Sen. Kwame Raoul and supported by Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson established higher minimum prison terms for certain
Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner unveiling official portrait June 12
Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is gearing up for a return trip to Springfield. The one-term Republican governor moved from Illinois to Florida after losing his re-election bid to Governor JB Pritzker in 2018. But Rauner is
One-time top official in JB Pritzker’s successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign picked to play key role in President Biden’s 2024 re-election bid
A one-time top official in JB Pritzker’s successful 2018 campaign for governor will play a key role in President Biden’s re-election bid. Quentin Fulks was deputy campaign manager for Pritzker when the billionaire ran against and defeated
State Firefighters Association Endorses Pritzker
Governor JB Pritzker has picked up the endorsement of a statewide firefighters organization. The Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois says it’s backing Pritzker because of initiatives like working to consolidate local firefighter pension funds into a
DCFS Director Held In Contempt For Tenth Time
The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been held in contempt of court again, the 10th such citation for Marc Smith since the first of the year. A Cook County judge
Pritzker Names Former Rauner Chief Of Staff To Prisoner Review Board
A former chief of staff to Governor Bruce Rauner has been named by Governor JB Pritzker to a seat on the state’s Prisoner Review Board. Pritzker has had difficulty in getting his nominees to the position