Scott Holland
Contributor at Shaw Local
Husband of one, father of four. Eye On Illinois for @shawlocalnews, amateur photographer, baseball lover, pet owner. What was your favorite part of the day?
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1 week ago |
shawlocal.com | Scott Holland |Joan Oliver
I love to say I told you so. In July, Capitol News Illinois interviewed state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, following its investigation with ProPublica (tinyurl.com/CNIhomeschool) revealing “little accountability for parents who pull their kids from school and then fail to ensure they receive an education.
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1 week ago |
shawlocal.com | Scott Holland
On Thursday, House Bill 3332 failed 49-51. That alone was news, as Democrats typically don’t let bills reach the floor without feeling secure that at least 60 of the 78 party members will vote in favor. With only 100 votes cast, it’s clear that 18 representatives abstained. When the nay total exceeds 40, it’s certain that the opposition was bipartisan. In this case, there were 10 abstentions, two “present” and six excused absences (two of whom are Republicans).
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1 week ago |
shawlocal.com | Scott Holland |Rich Miller
The headlines were fast and furious last week as the House and Senate took action on dozens of pieces of legislation. While these floor votes advanced bills from one chamber to another, a significant demarcation for the more than 6,500 proposals filed in the first few months of the 104th General Assembly, there are a few important facts to keep in mind. Primarily, and obviously, anything can still derail.
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1 week ago |
shawlocal.com | Scott Holland
In terms of campaign finances, there is the letter of the law and the perceptions of fairness; those circles don’t always intersect. Consider recent local elections. At elections.il.gov, the second drop-down menu is “Campaign Disclosure.” Underneath are options for multiple search functions. Several attempts returned only records of donations for my village’s losing mayoral candidate and nothing for the winning incumbent.
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2 weeks ago |
shawlocal.com | Scott Holland
Even with more than 200 unique Eye on Illinois submissions every calendar year, it’s important to avoid harping on the same topics. That said, for this particular beat, “lawmaker in federal court” is the gift that keeps on giving. So today we are thankful for state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago.
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An all-timer. https://t.co/md45hviUr4 https://t.co/ddRPo5Kh2l
Yours truly on bass drum (not pictured), playing a cadence stolen freely from @LVilleBands in the drumline we founded at Coe before the turn of the century.
Hawkeye fans, meet your head coach for Saturday https://t.co/fzXCbXr2DD
Biased because Zak is a Libertyville friend from the mid-90s, who had the culinary dream even then, but Duke’s Alehouse in Crystal Lake has never disappointed and I really hope the Woodstock venture succeeds.
Duke's Inferno opened late last year in Woodstock, but owners acknowledge "perhaps our initial expectations were overly optimistic." https://t.co/qPpPz5gVqm
