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Brenden Moore
@brendenmoore13
@LeeEntNews’ man in Springfield covering Illinois government + politics. @DePaulJOUR, @UISPAR alum. Frustrated White Sox fan, eater of corn dogs with ketchup.
May 25, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
.@RepKellyCassidy and members of the House's Dobbs working group just spoke on the floor highlighting "a deeply concerning trend" of violence (and the political rhetoric that fuels the flames) against abortion providers and LGBT people. #twill Cassidy mentions the arson at a Peoria Planned Parenthood Clinic earlier this year and the attempted burning of a Danville abortion clinic last weekend.
May 25, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
.@ElgieSims, SDems’ top budgeteer, has filed an amendment on the vehicle that’s expected to carry the budget. Language should be available momentarily. #twill Image Here it is, all 3,409 pages. Get your control+F function ready… ilga.gov/legislation/10…
May 23, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
.@ILAttyGeneral's report on Catholic clergy sexual abuse brought me back to late 2018, when the Diocese of Springfield, at the AG's behest, started disclosing some names of accused clergy. One was Joseph Cernich, who hadn't been publicly accused before.
sj-r.com/story/news/201… I was shocked at the time to find that Cernich had been employed by Springfield's public utility since 2003, the same year he was defrocked. I flagged it for my editor and our city hall reporter @bycrystalthomas, who took it from there:
sj-r.com/story/news/201…
May 23, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
House Democrats have posted a far more detailed Google map of the proposed district boundaries. Take a look here #twill google.com/maps/d/u/1/vie… After a decade with three senators repping Springfield, the capital city will largely be within one Senate district (shades of green). Rep. Sue Scherer’s House district (light green), which currently ends at Walnut Street, stretches out to Veterans Parkway on the west side.
May 23, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Sunday's @Pantagraph A1 looking good. 📰🔥 My story (with an assist from the great @pg_sierrahenry) on Illinois Democrats' proposed legislative remap 👇
May 22, 2021 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
A few preliminary takeaways:

As expected, @VoteforDoris’ 48th Senate district picks up much of Springfield’s west side and drops GOP-trending Macoupin and Montgomery counties. Still probably a toss-up seat, but gives her a much better chance to win a full term. #twill Image As for the House side, Rep. Sue Scherer’s Springfield-Decatur seat remains intact. But Rep. @AveryBourne’s is significantly altered and now appears to include @RepTimButler’s northend home. Image
May 1, 2020 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
There’s got to be at least 1,000 people protesting outside the Illinois Capitol today. Vast majority not wearing masks. No social distancing whatsoever. #twill Chant of “Open Illinois!” breaks out. #twill