Jerry Nowicki
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Springfield, IL, United States
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State's high court considers constitutionality of SAFE-T Act's pretrial detention provisions
The state's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could drastically alter the legal landscape for criminal defendants who are incarcerated as they await trial. It's the latest development in the ongoing legal challenge to the pretrial detention provisions of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform. → Read More
What increased revenue projections could mean for Pritzker's agenda
With two months to go before the adjournment of Illinois' spring legislative session, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state budgeting task may have gotten easier Tuesday. → Read More
Pritzker announces $60 million in park grants: Here's which suburban districts will get what
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced the release of nearly $60 million in grant funding to help local governments develop public parks and open spaces, more than 20% of which will go to "distressed" communities. → Read More
What to know ahead of Pritzker’s budget proposal to lawmakers
Here’s what to watch for ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s Feb. 15 address. → Read More
What to know ahead of Pritzker's budget proposal
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers. The monthslong negotiating process involves dozens of budget hearings and behind-closed-doors meetings, eventually culminating in the budget's passage -- in normal years -- sometime before the end of the legislative session. → Read More
Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing room
Sustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern times, without precedent in a state with a reputation for perilous finances. For the current fiscal year and the one before it, that's led to another uncommon Capitol occurrence: budget surpluses in the billions of dollars. → Read More
Supreme Court sets March timeline for oral arguments in cash bail appeal
An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be at least three months away from resolution under a new timeline approved by the court Thursday. → Read More
With five women and three Black justices, history is made on the Illinois Supreme Court
Amid all the business going on in Springfield this week, history was happening on the Illinois Supreme Court. For the first time, the majority of the state's high court are women, by a 5-2 count. And there are three Black justices on the court for the first time. → Read More
Holiday displays -- including the Satanic Temple's
The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah displays. → Read More
Board certifies election results for statewide offices
The Illinois State Board of Elections certified its election results Monday, putting the final stamp on another Democratic sweep of statewide offices. → Read More
Pretrial detention changes to SAFE-T Act passed, will head to governor
Lawmakers on Thursday passed a long-awaited amendment to the SAFE-T Act's provisions that will eliminate cash bail when the calendar hits 2023, with some Republicans objecting to some parts of it. It now heads to the governor. → Read More
Changes to cash bail statute surface before Legislature's planned adjournment
Tweaks to the SAFE-T Act touch on several issues that became flashpoints for Republicans in a contentious election cycle and prompted concern from moderate Democrats. → Read More
Can new Senate GOP leader Curran 'bring balance' to Illinois government? That's his goal
Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that's more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. → Read More
'Technical' changes to SAFE-T Act could be coming, but not wholesale rewrite
Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly said the results of the Nov. 8 election have signified that the ship has sailed drastic amendments to it. → Read More
New chief justice says partisanship has no role on state Supreme Court
Mary Jane Theis was sworn in as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday in a public ceremony. By next month, the Democrat will find herself presiding over a historic first for the court, as women take a 5-2 majority for the first time in Illinois' history. → Read More
A look at the statewide races on the ballot
In the Nov. 8 election, a state constitutional amendment and every statewide constitutional office are on the ballot. → Read More
Illinois COVID-related mortgage assistance program to reopen Nov. 1
The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. → Read More
Illinois COVID-related mortgage assistance program to reopen Nov. 1
The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. → Read More
Illinois COVID-related mortgage assistance program to reopen Nov. 1
The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. → Read More
Illinois COVID-related mortgage assistance program to reopen Nov. 1
The state will reopen a mortgage assistance program for pandemic-impacted homeowners on Nov. 1. → Read More