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

Lightford takes up bill to help people clear marijuana records

Illinoisans who have low-level marijuana convictions could have a chance to get their conviction cleared from their record with permission from a judge.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Pritzker pledges jobs, move to Springfield

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker touted his goals of raising the minimum wage and creating more jobs in Springfield as part of his three-day statewide thank-you tour.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Hutchinson to become president of national organization of legislators

When Sen. Toi Hutchinson first tried her hand at entering the political arena, she unsuccessfully lost a race to become a local township supervisor.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
No fee refund required after Janus ruling

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mark Janus v. AFSCME does not permit home health-care workers to seek dues refunds from their former union as a class.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Nearly quarter of newest lawmakers are lawyers

SPRINGFIELD — Of the 51 newly elected members of the 101st General Assembly, 15 are lawyers — all with different backgrounds ranging from working as an assistant state’s attorneys to owning their own practice.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
New law aims to cut violence against health-care workers

More than a year and a half after two separate incidents involving nurses being taken hostage by inmates who were being treated, a new law will take effect to put protections in place for nurses across the state.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Rauner defends veto of Court of Claims cap hike

At his first news conference since losing re-election, Gov. Bruce Rauner last week complained the override of his veto on the bill that would raise the cap on negligence awards from the Illinois Court of Claims would cause “financial distress” for the state.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
High court rules Rauner within rights to fire board member

SPRINGFIELD — The state’s top court affirmed an appellate court’s decision Thursday, holding that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s removal of a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board from his post was not subject to judicial review.
By Adrianna Pitrelli