As we watch the COVID numbers slowly improve and the pace of vaccinations slowly increase, there is a sense that state and local governments can soon begin to function as they did pre-COVID. In Springfield, lawmakers gathered...more
It’s a time of transition, both in Washington DC and in Springfield. Nationally, the Biden Administration is filling out its Cabinet and other appointments. In Springfield, newly-minted Speaker Welch is working through new...more
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While one could reasonably have expected 2021 to be a more docile year for politics than 2020, these past two weeks have utterly shattered that expectation. Nationally, the events of January 6th will reverberate for some time...more
As America digests the results of the Presidential election and the transition to a Biden Administration begins, all political eyes in Illinois are focused on whether Speaker Madigan will be re-elected as Speaker of the House...more
Now that the initial vote-counting has been completed here in Illinois, and most (but not all) jurisdictions have published at least their unofficial election results, we provide a rundown of the results in key races. Races...more