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A Virtual Legislature: Illinois Lawmakers Plan Spring Work by Video
Illinois lawmakers will begin their spring session working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Documents: Illinois House Spent $330K for 2 Weeks of Rent
The Illinois House spent $187,000 to rent out Springfield’s downtown convention center last week due to fears about conducting business at the Capitol during the coronavirus pandemic, according to documents disclosed to The Associated Press. Lawmakers in the House have now spent a total of about $330,000 in taxpayer money to rent the center for less than two weeks during the...
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Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch Joins NBC 5 For 1-on-1 Interview
It’s been quite a whirlwind for the new Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch, as he’s received more than one thousand text messages from all over the country as well-wishers congratulate the state legislature’s first-ever Black Speaker. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Former Illinois State Rep. Eddie Jackson Sr. Dies at Age 71
Eddie Lee Jackson Sr., a former state legislator, educator and city council member from East St. Louis, has died at age 71.
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Madigan Faces Growing Scrutiny After Members of Inner Circle Indicted In ComEd Scandal
At least 16 Democrats elected to serve in the Illinois House beginning in January have said they will not back Speaker Michael Madigan after being implicated in multiple court filings alleging a bribery scheme with ComEd that lasted for nearly a decade. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Special Committee Investigating ComEd, Madigan to Meet Tuesday
A special committee in the Illinois House of Representatives tasked with investigating a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd will meet Tuesday afternoon, with officials from the state’s largest utility set to testify.
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Madigan Says He Won't Testify Before Special Committee
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in Friday letter, said he won’t testify before a special committee looking into his conduct in connection with a utility’s alleged bribery scheme designed to curry favor with the Democrat.
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Special House Committee Investigating Madigan and ComEd to Meet Thursday
A special committee in the Illinois House of Representatives tasked with investigating a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd will meet for the first time on Thursday.
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Special House Committee Formed to Investigate Madigan and ComEd; Powerful Speaker Unleashes on Republicans
Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday moved to create a special committee to investigate a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd that prosecutors say lasted nearly a decade.
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Special House Committee Formed to Investigate Madigan and ComEd
Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday moved to create a special committee to investigate a deferred prosecution agreement that implicated powerful Speaker Michael Madigan in an alleged bribery scheme with ComEd that prosecutors say lasted nearly a decade. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the details.
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Madigan Says He Has ‘No Plans to Resign' Amid Backlash Over ComEd Bribery Scandal
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday he has “no plans to resign” as calls for him to step down continue to grow after he was implicated in a federal court filing alleging a bribery scheme with ComEd that lasted nearly a decade.
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Lawmakers Say Madigan Called to Gauge Support as 7 Democrats Push for His Resignation Over ComEd Scandal
Four Democratic Illinois lawmakers told NBC 5 Thursday that House Speaker Michael Madigan contacted them individually to ask if he should step down, as calls for him to resign continue to grow after he was implicated in a federal court filing alleging a bribery scheme with ComEd that lasted nearly a decade.
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ComEd to Pay $200M in Criminal Bribery Investigation That Appears to Implicate Madigan
ComEd will pay $200 million as part of an agreement to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a bribery scheme in which investigators say the utility company admitted to arranging jobs and payments for associates of an elected official, referred to only as “Public Official A,” for nearly a decade, prosecutors announced Friday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Judge to Begin Hearing From Public on Chicago Police Reforms
A federal judge in Chicago begins two days of hearings to learn what members of the public think about a draft plan for reforming city police under court supervision.
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Illinois House Rejects Ban on Controversial ‘Bump Stocks'
The House has soundly rejected a ban on gun modifications known as “bump stocks” that speed firing and were used in the Las Vegas massacre.
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Illinois House Rejects Bump Stock Ban
Gun control advocates were dealt a defeat on Thursday as the Illinois House defeated a bill that would have prohibited the sale of “bump stocks.” NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest.
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No Deal Reached as Illinois Lawmakers Fail to End Longest Budget Drought in Modern American History
Lawmakers adjourned Wednesday night, on the final day of the Illinois spring legislative session, once again failing to end the state’s historic budget stalemate, leaving thousands of Illinois residents in a financial crisis.
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700 Days: Ill. Lawmakers Once Again Fail to OK Budget
Illinois lawmakers adjourned Wednesday night once again failing to end the state’s historic budget stalemate, leaving thousands of residents in a financial crisis. Emily Florez reports.
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On Illinois' 700th Day Without a Budget, Deadline Looms With No Deal in Sight
Wednesday marks both the final day of the Illinois spring legislative session, as well as the state’s 700th day without a budget – and there is no deal in sight.