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Illinois leaders: Keep Blagojevich in prison

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Durkin says president ‘politically driven’ by anti-federal government sentiment   By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol New Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois political leaders from both parties said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that he was considering commuting the sentence of the ex-governor.   Trump…

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New Gaming Board chairman vows credibility, integrity

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Charles Schmadeke tells board gaming expansion will pose significant challenges   By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com   CHICAGO — The new chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board said Thursday he has no illusions about how tough of a job lies ahead.   “We all know that those tasks are substantial. In ordinary times…

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Medicaid managed care reforms signed into law

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Bill aims to reduce application backlog, speed payments to providers   By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com   SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that people applying for Medicaid benefits in Illinois will see those applications processed more quickly, and health care providers will be paid more promptly, under a comprehensive reform bill now…

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CAPITOL RECAP: New funding pushes state senior care toward ‘stability’

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  By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – For senior care advocates in Illinois, a state funding increase is a reason for optimism after a prolonged period of government disinvestment marked by a crippling two-year state budget impasse which continues to leave its mark on social service providers. But advocates for nursing homes and home-based senior…

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