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US Rep. Robin Kelly, area mayors stress sustainability in renewed push for south suburban airport
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoFollowing the passage of a bill in the Illinois General Assembly paving the way for public and...
Full-day kindergarten bill passes committee, amendment in the works
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. JB Pritzker made hay in his State of the State address last month by pushing for universal...
Advocates call on Illinois regulators to reject natural gas rate increases
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘pragmatic progressive’ approach being put to the test
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoShortly after wrapping up an inaugural legislative session in 2019 that included hiking the state’s...
Budget breakdown: Looking at 4 parts of Pritzker's $49.6 billion spending plan
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early childhood education and efforts ...
CTU rallies in Springfield to demand greater funding for city’s schools
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSPRINGFIELD — Teachers and school employees represented by the Chicago Teachers Union swarmed the...
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies at 73
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a fixture in state and local Democratic Party politics who successfully championed legislation to ban the death...
Democrats lurch toward finish line on budget as House breaks for remainder of holiday weekend
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSPRINGFIELD — The challenges of reaching consensus among the various factions of the big-tent...
White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf takes his case for a new stadium to Springfield
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSPRINGFIELD — Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf made his pitch for a new baseball stadium...
Democrats declare ‘Illinois is on the right track’ as Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs $53.1 billion budget
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCHICAGO — Fending off critics of the largest budget in Illinois history, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the...