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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White

Capitol News Illinois

Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuit

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois’ recently passed automatic voter registration law. The agreement, approved in federal court on Tuesday, resolves the lawsuit brought last February by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Votes Education Fund, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Illinois Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. […]

todayJune 30, 2021 23

Illinois redistricting

Capitol News Illinois

GOP leaders call out House Dems for redistricting ‘hypocrisy’ in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a “fair” redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a closed door to discuss the mapmaking process. The “secretive” room on Capitol grounds where House Democrats are said to be drawing maps was first reported by WCIA-TV’s Mark Maxwell. In response to the report, House Republicans held a news conference Thursday outside of the room to address their concerns. The U.S. Census Bureau has not released official […]

todayMay 6, 2021 74

Illinois Kwame Raoul Attorney General

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Attorney General responds to cybersecurity attack, audit warning

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday addressed the recent cyber breach of his office’s online network, as well as an audit of his office released earlier this year that warned of weaknesses in its cybersecurity programs. Raoul told a House committee his office has implemented new safeguards since the April 10 ransomware attack that compromised the office’s network and affected office employee’s email accounts. Ransomware is a malicious software that collects the victim’s personal data and […]

todayMay 6, 2021 66

Illinois Batinick

Capitol News Illinois

Vote-by-mail, curbside voting expansion passes Illinois House

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday that would make permanent some vote-by-mail and curbside voting expansions that the state adopted ahead of the 2020 presidential election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 1871, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Katie Stuart, of Edwardsville, passed 70-41, and takes effect immediately. Under the bill, Illinois can use federal funds distributed to states for election administration through the 2002 Help America Vote Act to create and maintain secure collection sites […]

todayMarch 18, 2021 18

Illinois eviction moratorium

Business & Lifestyle

Governor’s eviction moratorium extension expands tenant protections in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s latest executive order extending the eviction moratorium for residential tenants adds a new legal protection for tenants who are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic. Executive order 2021-05, issued on Friday, prevents landlords from pursuing legal action in court against a tenant as long as the tenant gives notice of their inability to pay, and the tenant is not “a direct threat to the health and safety of other […]

todayMarch 8, 2021 25

Guerrero Cuellar Illinois Madigan

Capital Area Region

First Latina appointed to represent former Madigan Chicago district

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Former Speaker Michael Madigan chose a second replacement to fill the House seat he vacated last week after he publicly urged his first appointee to step down for “alleged questionable conduct,” the exact details of which remain unclear. Angelica Guerrero Cuellar was nominated by Madigan on Thursday during the brief meeting of the five Democratic committeepersons who represent the Chicago wards and Stickney Township within the 22nd District. Guerrero Cuellar, a 30-year resident of Chicago’s southwest side, is the […]

todayFebruary 25, 2021 91

Kodatt Illinois

Capital Area Region

Madigan’s handpicked successor Kodatt resigns after serving three days

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Edward Guerra Kodatt, who was appointed Sunday to replace former Speaker Michael Madigan, resigned abruptly Wednesday after Madigan and Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn issued a statement Tuesday night urging Kodatt to step down in light of unspecified “alleged questionable conduct.” Madigan announced Wednesday he would back Angelica Guerrero Cuellar, the candidate who received the second-highest number of votes on Sunday. Kodatt, 26, is listed as a former member of the House of Representatives on the Illinois General Assembly’s website. […]

todayFebruary 24, 2021 68

Kodatt Illinois

Capitol News Illinois

Madigan chooses Kodatt as House replacement

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Former state Rep. Michael Madigan, 78, handpicked his successor on Sunday when he voted to fill the House seat he resigned from on Thursday, marking the end of his 50-year career in the state General Assembly. Out of 10 candidates, Madigan voted for Edward Guerra Kodatt, a 26-year-old employee of Madigan’s 13th ward organization on the southwest side of Chicago, who is of Ecuadorian descent and bilingual. Vacancies in the 22nd House District are filled by vote of the […]

todayFebruary 22, 2021 63

Madigan

Capitol News Illinois

UPDATED: Madigan resigns from Illinois House effective immediately

Published 02-18-2021 12:24 PM Updated 02-18-2021 6:00 PM SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — Former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, 78, announced Thursday he will step down from the state House of Representatives after 50 years in office. “I leave office at peace with my decision and proud of the many contributions I’ve made to the state of Illinois, and I do so knowing I’ve made a difference,” Madigan wrote in a lengthy emailed statement. His initial statement said he plans to retire […]

todayFebruary 18, 2021 74

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