Supreme Tort: The Campaign To Fire Justice Lloyd Karmeier
No justice of the Illinois Supreme Court has lost a retention election since the up-or-down system was put in place 50 years ago. Last fall, Justice Lloyd Karmeier came close.
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School Funding Fight Set To Resume In Senate
When it comes to funding public schools, Illinois ranks near the bottom for equity. Legislation designed to change that stalled last session. Lawmakers are revising it to try again.
Speaker Michael Madigan Announces Panel To Prevent School Shootings In Illinois
"We should do all that we can to prevent kids like Lanza from falling through the cracks," said Madigan(D).
Former State Representative Naomi Jakobsson Discusses Her Six Terms In Office
Former State Representative Naomi Jakobsson (D), from Urbana, talks about her time about her time in Springfield --- which covered the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich, same sex marriage … and years of mounting budget problems.
Rauner Previews 1st-Year Priorities: Cut Taxes, Medicaid
Gov. Bruce Rauner calls a speech he gave Thursday at a University of Chicago business school a preview of policies he will lay out in next month's State of the State address.