State government Springfield, Illinois
as state capital, springfield home 3 branches of illinois government. united states federal government, illinois government has executive branch, occupied state governor, legislative branch, consists of state senate , house, , judicial branch, topped illinois supreme court. illinois legislative branch collectively known illinois general assembly. many state of illinois bureaucrats work in offices in springfield, , regular meeting place of illinois general assembly. persons elected in statewide manner in illinois required have @ least 1 residence in springfield, , state government funds these residents.
as of 2014 none of major constitutional officers in state of illinois designated springfield primary residence; cabinet officers , major constitutional officers instead business in chicago. former director of southern illinois university paul simon institute public affairs, mike lawrence, stated many of elected officials in illinois spend little time in springfield . in 2012 st. louis post-dispatch columnist pat gauen argued because major state politicians such governor of illinois, attorney general, speaker of house, minority leader of house, president of senate, minority leader of senate, comptroller, , treasurer, live in chicago area; because work james r. thompson center in chicago , s in illinois government has office in chicago ; , because in march 2011 governor pat quinn spent 68-day, 40 night period in springfield per official schedule, in reality of illinois politics, [springfield] shares de facto capital status chicago. university of illinois researcher , former member of illinois legislature jim nowlan stated s chicago becoming shadow capital of illinois , springfield become hinterland outpost. lawrence criticized fact state officials spent little time in springfield since estranged them , devalued illinois state employees based in city.
according gauen, illinois seems rather unlikely move official capital chicago .
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