Adrianna Pitrelli

Adrianna Pitrelli reports from the Springfield bureau, covering the Illinois Supreme Court, the General Assembly and other legal and government stories from downstate.

She joined the Law Bulletin in May 2018 after graduating from Franklin College in Franklin, Ind., with a degree in multimedia journalism. As a student, Pitrelli reported on Indiana politics and government for TheStatehouseFile.com, where she was named Reporter of the Year in 2017. She's also written for The Indianapolis Star and the (Franklin, Ind.) Daily Journal.

Recent Articles by Adrianna Pitrelli

House panel hears about carcinogenic emissions

The House Energy and Environment Committee held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss the issue of ethylene oxide emissions as part of Stop Sterigenics Citizen Lobby Day. It comes just days after the IEPA shutdown sterilization operations at Sterigenics.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Inspector general post filled for first time in four years

A new inspector general was unanimously approved by both chambers last week, filling the position full time for the first time in more than four years.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Minimum wage hike bill heads to governor's desk

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is just one month into his tenure, and he can already check off one of his major goals: raising the minimum wage to $15.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Minimum wage bill could be on Pritzker’s desk by end of week

A bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour cleared another step in the House of Representatives.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Pritzker gets political on Lincoln’s 210th birthday

To commemorate what would have been President Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled throughout Springfield historical sites to celebrate Lincoln’s life — but not without getting political.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
As Pritzker preps for budget address, deficit worse than expected

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first budget address is next week and he’ll be walking into a budget deficit 16 percent higher than he originally expected.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Exonerated man’s malicious prosecution filing gets revived

The Illinois Supreme Court sided with a man who said an appellate court did not accurately judge his claim of malicious prosecution.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
State Senate approves $15-per-hour minimum wage

On a party-line vote Thursday, the Senate approved raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. If the bill clears the House of Representatives next week, Pritzker could sign it into law before his budget address Feb. 20.

By Adrianna Pitrelli