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It's not unusual for members of a minority party to serve on transition teams for newly-elected statewide officeholders in Illinois. It's far less common to have a defeated opponent in a particular race on the team. But that's what has happened.
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There's already a lot of consumer angst about rising electricity rates in central Illinois. Ameren Illinois said the average bill for households in this part of the state could rise by $500-600 this year. And when there's that much pain and that much stress, lawmakers get calls.
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Former Congressman Tim Johnson has died. He was known as a quirky, sometimes caustic, and always energetic public servant. Johnson never lost an election. He represented Bloomington-Normal in Congress for 12 years in an older version of the 13th District before deciding not to run again in 2012
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A second Democratic candidate says she's running for state representative in the new 91st District.
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Illinois State University will get $4.2 million to improve science lab safety. The Capital Development Board has released the money for fume hood exhaust…
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Republican lawmakers have been speaking out against new standards for teacher education being proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education.State Rep.…
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The Illinois House Republican leader said Monday his caucus is open to the idea of doing government work remotely as the General Assembly convenes for a…
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Voters in the 105th House District have re-elected Dan Brady to an 11th term as state representative.The Bloomington Republican declared victory over…
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Participants in Thursday night’s virtual Bloomington-Normal NAACP candidate forum were unified in denouncing white supremacy. But the language candidates…
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The Illinois General Assembly passed a $40 billion state budget along party-line votes Saturday night in the House and early Sunday morning in the Senate:…