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

Bill would let revenge porn victims file civil suits

Under current law, posting sexually explicit content of a person on the internet without their consent is a crime. But Senate Bill 1507 takes that one step further.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Pritzker: New abortion measure puts state as ‘most progressive’

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure that protects abortion rights in Illinois should Roe v. Wade be overturned at the federal level.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
SCOTUS doesn’t take local right-to-work case

The nation’s top court decided to not take up a local right-to-work case, just two months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law to bar right-to-work zones.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Medical marijuana pilot program can become permanent

Recreational marijuana legalization isn’t the only cannabis-related bill awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature. He also plans to make the state’s medical marijuana pilot program into a permanent system.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Gutted version of corporate board diversity bill heads to Pritzker

A measure aimed at making corporate boards in Illinois more diverse is on its way to the governor — but not without first being stripped of its initial proposal that would have required a specific demographic quota.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
FOID fingerprinting requisite fails to make it though Senate

Senate Bill 1966 — pegged as the “Fix the FOID Act” — would have required applicants to get fingerprinted to get a firearm owner’s identification card. It also would have doubled the cost of applications and cut the expiration date in half.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Pritzker OKs $60M hike for state courts

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed his first budget into law Wednesday — alongside another measure that puts in place a graduated income structure if his tax plan passes the 2020 ballot referendum.
By Adrianna Pitrelli
Lawmakers create board to check indebted Lincoln museum, library

SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and its foundation will be required to work together moving forward under a measure passed by the legislature.
By Adrianna Pitrelli