Before leaving office, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted a pardon to a man wrongly convicted of attempted murder. What makes this clemency unique is that man, Grover Thompson, is now deceased.
It was a good day to be a Democrat in Illinois, as Governor J.B. Pritzker was sworn in on Monday along with a diverse group of statewide office holders.
Maybe you’ve noticed wind farms --- groupings of large wind turbines --- when driving through parts of rural Illinois. In time, the state’s countryside will also be home to solar farms. These groupings of solar panels will cover dozens, even hundreds of acres.
In a recent interview, Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said any conversation about criminal justice reform in Illinois must include the concerns of those living outside of the Chicago area.
Statehouse editor Brian Mackey sat down with J.B. Pritzker over the weekend for a conversation focused on his policy agenda, the problems facing Illinois, and ethics in government.
It took three full weeks — 21 days — for President Bill Clinton and the Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to settle an impasse that partially shut down the government in 1995-96. That particular moment is a landmark in U.S. political history, birthing a new era of American gridlock that arguably led to the sharp partisanship that has gripped the nation — and delivered a new record for a partial government shutdown, marking Day 22 on Saturday.
Forecasters are predicting up to eight inches of snow to fall in the Champaign-Urbana area beginning late Friday evening through much of the day Saturday.
For crop farmers, winter is the offseason. But that doesn’t mean they take the winter off. It’s meeting season — going to endless seminars or having discussions about better ways to farm — and planning season.