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Capital Area Region

Illinois municipal group seeks more local input on COVID-19 action

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has criticized local governments for not enforcing his COVID-19 orders, placing blame for increased cases at their feet. Local governments are looking for more collaboration from the governor. In Springfield and Sangamon County, officials are issuing fines and suspending food licenses. In a neighboring county, Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard said they don’t have the capacity to enforce. “With our numbers with our police department, there are four or five officers on duty each […]

todayNovember 17, 2020 8

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Illinois lawmaker proposes ending cash-bond system

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers have the chance to ensure poverty is never the reason a person stays in jail. The Pretrial Fairness Act has been newly introduced in both chambers and would reform the state's pretrial justice system and end the use of money bond. Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago), who sponsored the bill, said too many people can't afford to pay the bond for their release. And he contends pretrial incarceration stands at the intersection of race, class, and gender. […]

todayNovember 13, 2020 35

Capital Area Region

Lawmaker calls for proportional allocation of Illinois’ electoral votes

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – If Illinois lawmakers were ever given the chance to approve a change, they could join Maine and Nebraska in dividing up electoral college votes proportionally instead of it being a winner-takes-all state. Illinois has 20 electoral votes for the electoral college. That’s the national system used to elect the president of the United States. Illinois state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) has for years filed a bill to allow for proportional allocation of those votes based on […]

todayNovember 12, 2020 2

Judicial Watch

Former officer charged in Breonna Taylor case sued for alleged sexual assault

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI) -- The former Louisville, Ky., police officer charged with endangering Breonna Taylor's neighbors on the night she was shot and killed by police has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in April 2018. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Jefferson County Circuit Court alleges former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison sexually assaulted a woman after leveraging his badge and uniform to form a friendship with her. The suit states that the woman knew […]

todayNovember 12, 2020 1

Illinois

More Illinois Democrats take aim at Madigan

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) said he’s not going anywhere despite members of his own party saying it’s time for him to step down as party leader. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is making a bid to replace Madigan as speaker when the next term of the Illinois House begins in January. She also said he shouldn't be leading the Democratic Party of Illinois anymore. “The Democratic Party cannot be defined as the party […]

todayNovember 9, 2020 2

Decision 2020

Five third-party races to follow in Tuesday’s election

While the mainstream media focuses on the duopoly candidates, there are other choices on the ballot. From Illinois to Wyoming, and from Arkansas to California, third-party candidates are in it to win it. They can also pose a serious electoral threat as a result. In some races, they're three-way races in hot contention. Others may be head-to-head against a Democrat or a Republican. In rare instances, the candidate is the only option on the ballot. As we count down with […]

todayNovember 2, 2020 46

Decision 2020

Montgomery County Clerk urges mail-in voters to not procrastinate

HILLSBORO -- It is important for voters to apply as soon as possible if they plan to vote by mail for the November 3 general election. Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser could not press the importance of this enough. While the statutory deadline for receiving a mail-in ballot is October 29, Leitheiser is offering an extension. Through a partnership with other election authorities and state leadership, Leitheiser is working to get voters to apply much earlier. This is so that […]

todayOctober 23, 2020 17

Illinois

Martin in Greene County jail on multiple charges since Oct. 2

Published Oct. 18, 2020 10:45 AM CDT / Updated Oct. 20, 2020 11:25 AM CARROLLTON -- A 24-year-old woman already in legal trouble in three Illinois counties is sitting in the Greene County Jail on new charges from a more recent incident. Abigail L. Martin, last reported address in Macoupin County, has been sitting in jail following an incident on September 25. Greene and Morgan county cases are separate While the forgery cases in both counties are quite serious and […]

todayOctober 18, 2020 20

Decision 2020

Belmont University in Nashville prepares for final Trump-Biden debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (The Center Square) – In less than a week, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off for the second and final presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election – and the stage is set. The debate, organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, will take place in the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville from 8 to 9:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday – 11 days before the election. “While the debate […]

todayOctober 17, 2020 5

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