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After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing...
Chicago Tribune· 9 hours agoAfter a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is...
Tribune Opinion’s quotes of the week
Chicago Tribune· 10 hours agoThe week of May 25 gave us many choice words from local and national politicians, including our governor and mayor.
Selective enrollment bill tabled after plea from Johnson
Crain s Chicago Business· 6 hours agoThe legislation sailed through the House in April, to the chagrin of the powerful Chicago Teachers...
Sununu slams Dem governors: Newsom's ‘just a prick’
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIn June, Newsom called DeSantis a “small pathetic man.” Even on the Democratic side, Newsom dealt with a soft jab from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in...
Judge halts election law that blocked Republican candidates from appearing on November ballot
Chicago Sun-Times· 1 day agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on May 2 quickly signed into law a measure that eliminated the long standing practice of allowing party leaders to ...
Illinois politicians aim to change word 'offender' to 'justice-impacted individual'
Fox News· 2 days agoIllinois Democratic state lawmakers are aiming to change the word "offender" to "justice-impacted...
Posts misrepresent Illinois bill rebranding some criminal offenders as ‘justice-impacted...
Associated Press· 7 hours agoCLAIM: An Illinois bill would change how individuals who committed criminal offenses are referred to...
Urbana will 'absorb' loss of grocery tax, mayor says
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 23—URBANA — While Champaign is looking at an increase to its home-rule sales-tax rate to make up revenue losses from Gov. J.B. Pritzker< ...
Illinois Agencies Set to Examine ‘Broken’ Property Tax System
Bloomberg Law· 3 days agoIllinois’ property tax system will receive an independent examination under bipartisan legislation headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a second-term Democrat.
Commentary: We need to invest in a high-speed rail future
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 7 days agoFor the first time in decades, there is a real opportunity and hunger for investments in high-speed...