Posts Tagged ‘JB Pritzker’
Costello to lead Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Friday appointed Jerry Costello II to serve as Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. “With farming playing an important role in his family’s history…
Read MoreVeto session wrap-up
Illinois lawmakers finished their legislative responsibilities for the year on Thursday as the General Assembly concluded this year’s veto session. With a Democratic majority in the House, Senate and governor’s…
Read MoreISP trooper from Waterloo dies in line of duty
A veteran Illinois State Police trooper from Waterloo has died from injuries sustained in a shooting while executing a search warrant Friday morning in East St. Louis. “It is with…
Read MoreFriess running again for state representative
David Friess announced Monday that he will once again run for state representative in the 116th district. The 51-year-old Republican from Red Bud ran against Jerry Costello II in the…
Read MoreNew I-255 exit gets $33M
The Illinois General Assembly passed a $45 billion capital plan earlier this year and some of that money will be coming to this area. Although the state is still determining…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreReitz replacing Costello
The vacant 116th district state representative seat most recently held by Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) is now being occupied by another family name familiar to this area. Nathan Reitz, 42,…
Read MoreGraduated income tax moves on
The Illinois Senate passed a series of measures last Wednesday that would send Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal to the voters in 2020. The Senate passed three…
Read MoreMinimum wage hike a done deal
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker fulfilled a campaign promise Tuesday morning by signing a bill recently passed by the General Assembly that will make Illinois’ minimum wage $15 by 2025. “This…
Read MoreMixed opinions on minimum wage hike
The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would increase the minimum wage in the state to $15 an hour by 2025. It passed along party lines, with 39 Democrats…
Read MoreMonroe County voters select candidates for November
With no contested primary races for any of the county’s elected positions, local voter turnout for Tuesday’s Illinois General Primary Election was expectedly light. Republicans ran unopposed in Monroe County…
Read MoreCandidates file for 2018 elections
The slate of candidates running for state, federal and local offices has finally taken shape following last week’s deadline to file for the 2018 elections. State offices Illinoisans will see…
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