Madigan breaks record as longest-serving House speaker in modern history

By Austin Berg

08/08/2017

The speaker’s prowess for political longevity is unmatched in modern America.

Rahm denies Cubs night game request, continues long-standing city feud

07/28/2017

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has emphatically denied the Cubs’ request for more night games at Wrigley Field – continuing the decades-old hostile relationship between the team and city government.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Rahm Emanuel, regulations

Lisa Madigan seeks record-breaking 5th term as Illinois attorney general

By Austin Berg

05/17/2017

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will look to extend her record as the longest-serving attorney general in Illinois history. Her father, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, has remained the state’s most powerful state legislative leader throughout her tenure.

TAGS: Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan

Madigan has spent nearly $170,000 in campaign funds on baseball tickets in 2017

04/19/2017

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan reportedly uses his large quantity of Cubs and White Sox tickets as gifts for his political volunteers, but his history with professional sports teams in Chicago isn’t so generous.

TAGS: Chicago Cubs, Mike Madigan

While Metro East residents struggle, local lawmakers continue to get paid over 2-week spring break

By Hilary Gowins

04/13/2017

Local state Reps. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, and Daniel Beiser, D-Alton, are still getting paid even though the state still does not have a balanced budget.

Illinois comptroller issues self, lawmakers paychecks despite appeal of circuit court’s ruling

By Greg Bishop

04/12/2017

Rank-and-file lawmakers have received paychecks of more than $50,800.

TAGS: Christine Radogno, Jim Durkin, John Cullerton, lawmaker pay, Leslie Munger, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan, Susana Mendoza

Workers’ compensation estimated to cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $1 billion per year

By Michael Lucci

04/05/2017

Workers’ compensation is a significant cost to Illinois taxpayers and drains scarce tax dollars from government coffers. A previous report in this series estimated the direct cost of workers’ compensation to state, county and municipal governments is $402 million in worker payouts per year.1 Building upon those findings, this report estimates that the total cost of workers’ compensation to...

Illinois Supreme Court won’t hear state employee pay case immediately

By Brendan Bakala

03/21/2017

The Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request to stop state employees from getting paid until a budget is passed.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court, labor, Lisa Madigan, unions

Illinois politicians dub March 8 ‘Cubs Day’ despite contentious history

03/09/2017

Springfield lawmakers passed a ceremonial resolution March 8 congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016 World Series. But that pat on the back doesn’t make up for the adversarial relationship politicians have held with the Cubs and other professional sports franchises in Chicago.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago Cubs, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Mike Madigan, regulations

Court denies Madigan petition to stop state worker pay

By Mailee Smith

02/16/2017

Lisa Madigan lost the first round in her quest to stop state worker pay during Illinois’ budget impasse. But that doesn’t mean the matter is settled. The attorney general could take this issue all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Rauner, budget, Lisa Madigan, state worker pay

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Madigan breaks record as longest-serving House speaker in modern history

Rahm denies Cubs night game request, continues long-standing city feud

Lisa Madigan seeks record-breaking 5th term as Illinois attorney general

Madigan has spent nearly $170,000 in campaign funds on baseball tickets in 2017

While Metro East residents struggle, local lawmakers continue to get paid over 2-week spring break

Illinois comptroller issues self, lawmakers paychecks despite appeal of circuit court’s ruling

Workers’ compensation estimated to cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $1 billion per year

Illinois Supreme Court won’t hear state employee pay case immediately

Illinois politicians dub March 8 ‘Cubs Day’ despite contentious history

Court denies Madigan petition to stop state worker pay

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