Former Illinois Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty In Case Connected To ComEd Scandal
Eddie Acevedo, who was close to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, faces federal charges that stem in part from the ComEd corruption probe.
Eddie Acevedo, who was close to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, faces federal charges that stem in part from the ComEd corruption probe.
The site would be able to vaccinate up to 6,000 people a day, a source says, with a focus on Black and brown communities and additional vaccine from the feds.
Federal prosecutors are charging former Democratic state Rep Eddie Acevedo and his two sons with tax evasion.
Prosecutors say Roberto Caldero bribed former Ald. Danny Solis and a public schools official in connection with a janitorial deal. Indictments also dropped on ex-Illinois legislator Eddie Acevedo and his sons, who have ties to ComEd.
Illinois U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth lobbied President Biden’s administration to keep John Lausch in office.
After losing the speaker’s gavel and giving up his Illinois house seat, Michael Madigan gives up his chairmanship of the state’s Democratic party.
Bowing to pains of the pandemic, Pritzker’s budget cuts corporate tax credits, keeps spending cuts but doesn’t raise state income taxes.
After a WBEZ investigation, Kwame Raoul found no criminal wrongdoing in the state’s mishandling of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy veterans’ home.
Pritzker’s expansion of vaccine eligibility comes as Illinois lags in vaccinations, and as many already eligible complain they can’t get a shot. Chicago and Cook County officials say they’re holding off expanding who’s eligible.
Illinois’ Democratic governor vows no income tax hike, flat spending and cuts to $900 million in business tax credits in new budget outline.