Jerry Nowicki
Bureau Chief for Capitol News Illinois-
Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver his next budget proposal on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Pritzker has priorities, but he'll need to balance costs with what is expected to be a revenue slowdown. Also, a number of candidates are vying to be the leader of the state's largest city. Lori Lightfoot is trying to become the first woman re-elected to the job. Meanwhile, one of the perceived frontrunners, Paul Vallas, now faces questions over his residency.
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Gov. JB Pritzker this week reiterated his goal of changing the state's gun laws.
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan faces a new conspiracy count as part of the federal racketeering and bribery investigation against him.
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Republican State Senator Darren Bailey has moved ahead in recent polling in his effort to gain his party's gubernatorial nomination
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A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them.