LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man facing felony child sex and abuse charges in Nevada and a separate murder charge in Illinois, where the body of his 6-year-old daughter was found, won’t see a trial until next year after a judge granted his court-appointed lawyer more time to prepare. Jason Scott Quate’s trial had been…
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner attacked Democrat J.B. Pritzker, last night, calling Pritzker a “trust fund baby” and a tax cheat. The debate held in Chicago, was the first of two debates. Pritzker is the billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel chain. Pritzker blasted multimillionaire, Rauner, for covering up a deadly legionnaires disease outbreak at a…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois political campaigns are traditionally rough-and-tumble, transitory affairs dominated by a good-ol’-boy environment that breeds sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying, a report on women in politics issued last week found. The Illinois Anti-Harassment, Equality and Access Panel’s review of barriers women face to success…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted eight requests for clemency and denied 85 other petitions. Rauner’s office announced the clemencies Friday. They continue the Republican’s practice of approving requests at a far lower rate than his predecessor, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. The petitions granted were for crimes including burglary, theft, drug possession…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Republicans, led by Gov. Bruce Rauner, rallied the faithful Wednesday by pledging to make the GOP the state’s majority party in the November election. Republicans at the annual Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair were buoyed by predicted thunderstorms that failed to…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring public schools to allow parents to administer medical marijuana at school to eligible children. The Republican took action Wednesday. It allows parents or guardians to administer a “cannabis-infused product” to a student on school property or a school bus if both parent and…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner signed laws Monday authorizing judges to take weapons away from people suffering mental health and other problems and to extend the waiting period for delivery of newly purchased guns, but pledged to veto a third piece of legislation that would require…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say fireworks-related injuries are becoming a growing danger on Independence Day despite the state’s ban on most consumer fireworks. At least 2,000 people statewide have been injured by fireworks over the last decade, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number includes a record 349 people hurt by…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed to investigate a confirmed case of West Nile virus in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says Wednesday the state saw its first human case of the virus for 2018 in mid-May. The case occurred earlier in the season than usual,…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ new state budget relies on more than $400 million in savings from a new pension buyout plan that finance experts caution is highly speculative and may not save as much money as lawmakers say. The budget sailed through the Legislature this week on a bipartisan vote, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner,…