Shawn McClairn earned $39,500 during 2019 working for the Illinois Governor's Office as an administrative assistant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
Elizabeth Whitehorn earned $75,200 during 2019 working for the Illinois Governor's Office as an executive assistant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
Conservative Cynthia Hopkins’ position on the thought of the state funding universal pre-kindergarten hasn’t changed much since the subject was first broached more than a decade ago.
Republican Rep. Jeanne Ives continues to urge law enforcement to look into news that Gov. J.B. Pritzker and several family members, including his wife, are under federal investigation for a scheme where they removed all toilets from one of their Gold Coast properties to allegedly gain a property tax break.
Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, argues that Democrats, led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, are placing all the blame for the state’s financial hardship on former Gov. Bruce Rauner, and that is part of a ploy to cover up their own shortcomings.
Learn about how an Illinois cartoonist made kids eat spinach, how a father and son served as governors in different centuries and how a radio pioneer left the industry for audiobooks, this week in Illinois history.