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Tom Demmer

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Demmer joins the race for state treasurer’s office

Deputy minority leader in Illinois House seeks to unseat two-time Democratic incumbent

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- State Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) announced he will run for state treasurer on Tuesday. If he wins the Republican Party nomination, he likely would face two-term incumbent Mike Frerichs, who is seeking reelection. In Tuesday’s announcement, Demmer pledged to oppose tax increases and bring greater transparency to state spending. “Unfortunately, in Springfield right now, the politicians’ answer to every problem is higher taxes and more spending,” Demmer said in a statement. “We know Springfield politicians […]

todayJanuary 12, 2022 7

Illinois redistricting

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Only one testifies at first Congressional redistricting hearing

Lawmakers expected to draw new maps during upcoming veto session

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The process of redrawing Congressional district maps in Illinois got off to a slow start Thursday when only one person showed up to testify at the first legislative public hearing, which was held in Chicago. Ryan Tolley, policy director for the advocacy group CHANGE Illinois, urged the House Redistricting Committee to listen to community groups and afford them more opportunity than they had during the legislative redistricting process to review any proposed new maps before […]

todayOctober 8, 2021 26

economy economic Illinois

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Report details community colleges’ impact on economy, earnings

Indirect economic impact tops $3.5 billion

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois community colleges have a multi-billion dollar impact on the state’s economy and will be “integral in making a recovery from the pandemic an equitable one,” according to a new report from the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies. The Illinois Community Colleges’ Economic Impacts and Student Employment Outcomes report said the indirect economic output tied to community colleges in 2020 was $3.5 billion. Directly, the state’s 48 community colleges employed 32,867 individuals in […]

todaySeptember 29, 2021 18

Illinois Pritzker legislative maps

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Pritzker signs revised state legislative maps

Challenges likely in both state and federal courts

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law the revised state legislative district maps that lawmakers passed in August, opening the door to almost certain court challenges. “These legislative maps align with the landmark Voting Rights Act and will help ensure Illinois’ diversity is reflected in the halls of government,” Pritzker said in a statement. But not everyone agrees that the maps do reflect the state’s […]

todaySeptember 24, 2021 16

Illinois job training Pritzker

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Illinois to invest over $40 million in workforce training

Funding to target areas hardest hit by pandemic, at-risk youth

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and youth who are particularly at risk of violence. That includes $40 million in Workforce Recovery Grants that will go out in two phases over the next year, plus another $4.4 million in career training grants that have already been awarded to 20 training programs that focus on […]

todaySeptember 23, 2021 37

Cairo Illinois

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Southern Illinois town pins hopes on river port development

Alexander County saw 36.4% population decline since 2010

CAIRO (Capitol News Illinois) – Anyone who has driven America’s Interstate highway system is familiar with those standard blue signs near major exits indicating the services available ahead – fuel, food, and lodging. Driving south on Interstate 57 in Illinois, approaching the city of Cairo at the state’s southernmost tip, most of the images on those blue signs have been erased. Only the “lodging” sign carries the logo of a single economy-class motel chain. Get off on Exit 1, just […]

todaySeptember 22, 2021 29

Illinois Dan McConchie

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Illinois lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session to redraw legislative maps in light of census data

Republicans say the matter should go to a bipartisan commission

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year. Those maps – which set the new boundaries for the 118 state House and 59 state Senate districts for the next decade – were passed based on survey data in May, as the full U.S. Census block-level numbers were not made available until Aug. 12. The release […]

todayAugust 21, 2021 26

Illinois State Fair

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State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate

Officials hope for big crowds after one-year interruption

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 12, with some new attractions and new safety requirements. Among the new requirements, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II said during a media briefing Friday, will be a mask mandate at all indoor venues. “It's important for fairgoers to know that we will be following (Centers for Disease Control and […]

todayAugust 7, 2021 31

Welch Harmon Illinois redistricting

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Democratic leaders seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuits

Virtual hearing set for week after U.S. Census data is officially released

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Lawyers for Illinois’ Democratic legislative leaders last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Republicans and a Mexican American advocacy group regarding newly drawn legislative maps, calling the challenge “purely speculative” until full U.S. Census data is released. The motion, filed Friday, was an expected move following a Wednesday, July 14, status hearing for two consolidated lawsuits filed by Republican legislative leaders Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods), and Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), […]

todayJuly 20, 2021 29

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