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Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois

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Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe

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He needed “some money coming in,” as he put it to a federal jury on Friday, and took Maani at his word that “work would come eventually,” though he’d never met the man and only ever had two phone conversations with him. #bribe
Crime

‘Make it a federal court suit’: Jurors hear wiretap of McClain describing subcontracts alleged to be bribes

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A federal jury on Thursday heard from agents involved in those searches – both of whom said they found no evidence of work product Olivo or the other subcontractors did on behalf of ComEd. #trial
Crime

Jury selection in Madigan trial stretches into second week

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Prosecutors and attorneys for Madigan and McClain have already agreed to dismiss dozens of prospective jurors based on their answers to a lengthy questionnaire they filled out earlier this week. #trial
Politics

Just weeks before Republican National Convention, Illinois GOP chair announces resignation

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Tracy’s letter indicated he would resign upon the election of a successor, “preferably no later than” July 19 – the day after the RNC is scheduled to conclude. #gop
Politics

Elections board dismisses illegal campaign coordination complaint, declines to clarify law

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At their monthly meeting in Chicago, Illinois State Board of Elections members voted 7-1 to adopt a hearing officer’s recommendation to dismiss a complaint filed by a Democratic party official... #elections
Community

Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker’s prison plan

Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois -
The governor announced the plan in March, and late last month his administration provided more details on the plan, revealing Logan Correctional Center – one of only two women’s prisons in Illinois – may be rebuilt on the grounds of Stateville... #stateville
Politics

Former Lawmaker Taken Into Custody Amid Delays to His Corruption Trial After Sudden Hospitalization

Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois -
McCann also allegedly spent $50,000 in campaign funds on credit card payments related to a family vacation in Colorado... #mccann
Politics

State Supreme Court Upholds Downstate Police, Firefighter Pension Consolidation

Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois -
The consolidation promised access to larger investments previously not available to the hundreds of small individual funds... #pension
Community

Disparately Resourced Public Defenders Prepare for the End of Cash Bail in Illinois

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The reform goes into effect after nearly three years of brutal legislative and political fights over the SAFE-T Act... #cashbail
Politics

Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Law Strengthened by Latest High Court Ruling

Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois -
The justices on Thursday ruled BIPA has an unequivocal five-year statute of limitations on all claims under the law – not a one-year window as employers and business groups had hoped for. #fingerprint
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