Lisa Madigan outlaws fantasy sports for Illinois

By Jeffrey Schwab

12/25/2015

Shortly before bowl season kicks off for college football and just over two weeks before the NFL playoffs begin, Illinois’ Attorney General has ruled that fantasy sports are illegal. A bill to regulate the industry was introduced in October.

TAGS: fantasy sports

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2015

12/14/2015

November saw Chicago’s City Council let the term of the legislative inspector general, who is tasked with overseeing City Council, expire without hiring a replacement, as well as several other instances of breach of public trust and influence peddling around the state.

TAGS: corruption

Illinois Lottery will pay winners starting Dec. 14

By Hilary Gowins

12/08/2015

Funds provided through Senate Bill 2039, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Dec. 7, will allow the Illinois Lottery to resume paying winning ticket holders.

TAGS: illinois lottery

Illinois Lottery sales tank as Democrats block funding for payouts

By Austin Berg

11/24/2015

Ticket sales slumped by more than $20 million in October as lottery players balked at a broken system.

TAGS: budget, illinois lottery, John Cullerton

After months of gridlock, compromise rears its head in Springfield

By Heather Weiner

11/12/2015

Good-faith negotiation and trust were foundational to all of the deals made, but some Statehouse Democrats pushed for extreme solutions while others were actively compromising.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Child Care Assistance Program, illinois lottery, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan

Dems block plan to pay Illinois Lottery winners

By Hilary Gowins

11/11/2015

Gov. Rauner and the Illinois House of Representatives support a bill to release lottery winnings, but Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are standing in the way. Now Illinois Lottery winners may not be paid until 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, illinois lottery, John Cullerton