Dave Dahl

1 week ago | capitolcitynow.com | Dave Dahl

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Wrapping up a busy week at the Capitol, it was a bill which didn’t get a vote that had people talking. A bill to regulate home schooling has drawn wide and heated opposition. The sponsor, State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-Glen Ellyn), says it adds regulations where practically none exist, requires parents to notify the local school district that they are home schooling their children. It would also purportedly make it harder for abusers to hide.

2 weeks ago | capitolcitynow.com | Dave Dahl

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The voting is over, and there’s a winner. The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association “Makers Madness” contest is over, and this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Illinois is a refill pump for firefighting helicopters. So what’s so cool about this pump? “We built it from scratch ourselves,” said Tim Tremain, second-generation owner of MTH Pumps of Plane. “We designed it fromthm the ground up and produced it ourselves right here in Illinois.

2 weeks ago | capitolcitynow.com | Dave Dahl

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Native Americans are not the only group offended by the names of sports teams. A a bill which has passed the Illinois House would keep schools from using the disabled as sports mascots. State Rep. Maurice West (D-Rockford) says it’s wrong for Freeburg High School’s teams to be called the Midgets.

2 weeks ago | capitolcitynow.com | Dave Dahl

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – If you were in the governor’s office Tuesday, you almost could not tell the U.S. is on the cusp of what some say is a global trade war. Gov Pritzker (pictured, right) and British consul general Richard Hyde (pictured, left) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the relationship between Illinois and the United Kingdom. “Close to 100,000 Illinoisans go to work every morning for British companies,” said Hyde. “We’re proud of this.

2 weeks ago | capitolcitynow.com | Dave Dahl

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Citizens at the public comment mic are going so far off topic – and attacking aldermen so much – that it was time Tuesday for corporation counsel Greg Moredock (pictured) to make a presentation to the city council about the Open Meetings Act. “Public comment is a designated public forum,” Moredock said. “The government is limited in the restrictions that it can impose; in fact, we can only impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.