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Illinois Governor Does Not Expect ‘Significant Cuts’ for 2025
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Illinois’s budget for the year starting July 1 may not need cuts as deep as feared...
After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSPRINGFIELD — After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don...
Daywatch: Northwestern president to testify before Congress in antisemitism hearing
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoSchill — who describes himself as a “proud Jew” raised with an enduring love for Israel — is slated...
Capitol Connection: AFL-CIO discusses session, captive audience and future policy pushes
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — As the end of the 2024 legislative session winds down, the AFL-CIO is...
Proposal would freeze Illinois' gas tax increase for two years
The Center Square· 6 days ago“People that are having to drive to work that need some relief because clearly we know that...
Illinois Will Soon Allow Trans Residents to Correct Out-of-State Birth Certificates and IDs
them via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHB 5507 is currently headed to the desk of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, who is likely to...
Illinois court order halts mid-election rule change enacted by Pritzker
The Center Square· 6 days agoFollowing a lawsuit, a Sangamon County judge ruled Wednesday that Illinois’ ability to enforce the election law against potential candidates is on hold. Prior to signing the bill, Pritzker called it an “ethics bill.”
Choate employee caught beating patient on camera kept working for 11 days after incident
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoDuring that time, no one at the facility, including witnesses to the event, reported the abuse,...
Daywatch: After 12 years in prison, freed man sues city and Chicago police
Chicago Tribune· 15 hours agoA recently freed man who spent more than 12 years in prison for a fatal South Side shooting in which...
Illinois quick hits: Union opposes prison plan; water rate hike reviewed; swim safety urged
The Center Square· 4 days agoIn March, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and IDOC announced plans to rebuild the women’s prison. The report...