THE ILLINOIZE: Ozinga's sudden resignation...Gillespie leaving Senate for Pritzker cabinet...Prosecutors critical of legislation to eliminate "habitual criminal" penalties

April 9, 2024

Good morning, Illinois.

I hope your corneas are in tact after yesterday’s light show in the sky.

The Senate is in at noon. The House is back tomorrow. Governor Pritzker speaks on his grocery initiative at 10:30 on the north side of Chicago and celebrates online stock trading platform tastytrade’s office expansion in the West Loop at 3pm.

Let’s get to it.

OZINGA’S SURPRISE RESIGNATION

Rep. Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena), often seen as a rising young star in Republican politics, abruptly resigned from the House Monday.