Kristin Richards has spent 18 years in public carrier, main just about two dozen state companies and dealing for 2 governors and two state Senate presidents. She’ll want to draw on all that have in her newest task, taking on the beleaguered Illinois Department of Employment Security in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic that has left greater than one million Illinoisans unemployed. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday appointed Richards, leader of team of workers to state Senate President Don Harmon, to the high-pressure publish, pronouncing she is “keenly aware of the economic hardship too many are facing.” In saying Richards’ appointment, Pritzker said “these are not normal times.” “As Illinoisans have faced unimaginable hardship due to the
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Dick President Trump faucets Normal, Illinois Mayor to Amtrak
President Donald Trump on Monday tapped Chris Koos, the mayor of downstate Normal, for the Amtrak board of administrators, with the transfer coming after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., advisable him for the location. Many different Trump nominations have stalled as a result of ongoing partisan battle. Having the toughen of Durbin and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., manner the Senate Democrats won't block his appointment as soon as Trump officially sends his nomination to the Senate for affirmation. Trump additionally picked Sarah Feinberg for the Amtrak Board. When ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel used to be White House leader of workforce for former President Barack Obama, Feinberg used to be his spokeswoman and adviser. Feinberg is the period in-between president of New York
Gov. J.B. Pritzker faucets specialists on historical past, enterprise,
It’s been plagued with issues for years, however the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shouldn't be hanging up its hat. Days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced U.S. Transportation Secretary and former Republican congressman Ray LaHood can be overseeing the board of the Springfield library and museum, the governor on Monday introduced the addition of six new board members. Former Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 signed an government order making the library and museum a separate state company. The order meant that the museum would not fall underneath the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. And whereas there have been statutes in place concerning the museum’s board, no members had been appointed throughout Rauner’s time period. Pritzker’s