Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Speaker Michael Madigan released a statement regarding the quest in Illinois for a balanced budget, insisting that House Democrats “continue our efforts to address this challenge, end this destructive impasse and close the Rauner budget deficit.” The state of Illinois has been without a budget since July 1,[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle praised passage in the Illinois legislature of juvenile expungement reform. Saying, “It is time Illinois recognizes that the arrest records of young people who have made mistakes can serve as impediments to their future growth and development — and can even create[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Republican Leader Jim Durkin released a statement on the Democratic bill to sell the Thompson Center, calling it an attempted “money grab” for Chicago and a “bad deal for the taxpayers.” The statement follows: “The Democratic bill to sell the James R. Thompson Center is another attempted[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An expansive criminal justice reform bill sponsored by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin that cracks down on repeat violent gun offenders and provides commonsense reforms cleared the Illinois Legislature this week. “One of the most gratifying moments in my life occurred when I was a prosecutor in Chicago.[Read More…]

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 1, 2017.  U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined together to introduce a resolution in the House and Senate establishing June 2nd as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and designating June as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month.”  Every day[Read More…]