Inside Illinois Politics: The latest election news to keep you informed about what's happening in the world of politics
State Journal-Register
Sep 25, 2020
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Under The Dome Podcast: Pritzker stands by delay for fall high risk sports
On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Steady stream of early voters show up in Sangamon County

Donnie Lewis, a Democratic precinct committeeman from Springfield, showed up at the Sangamon County Complex at 6:35 a.m. Thursday, hoping to be the first in line when early voting began at 8:30 a.m. He didn't quite make it.

Senate Republicans propose ethics changes

Senate Republicans have entered the ethics debate with a package of bills they say is focused on cleaning up the General Assembly.

Deadline extended again to renew licenses, ID cards

Illinoisans are getting more time to renew their driver's licenses and ID cards.

Utilities agree to extend disconnect moratorium

Ameren, Commonwealth Edison and other state utilities have agreed to extend a moratorium on residential disconnections until March 31.The voluntary agreement by the utilities is for a much longer period than a moratorium extension announced earlier this month.

Pritzker says no to high school football despite Illinois being a leader in testing

Weekend rallies by supporters of fall high school sports didn't convince Gov.

New state COVID-19 cases top 2,000 again

For the second straight day, total new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois topped 2,000.The Illinois Department of Public Health said there are 2,120 new cases of the disease Friday.

Londrigan votes; she and Davis continue clash over health care

Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan cast her ballot Thursday - the first day of early voting in Illinois - and told reporters afterward that her race against U.S. Rep.

2020 voting getting underway in Illinois

Voting for the 2020 election gets underway Thursday in Illinois, as county clerks across the state will begin mailing ballots to those who requested them and early voting begins in designated locations.

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