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Pritzker closes indoor dining throughout Illinois starting Nov. 4
All of Illinois will be under tighter restrictions starting Wednesday, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker imposing an indoor dining ban as his answer to the spread of COVID-19. -
Pritzker administration threatens 20% tax hike on everyone 'regardless of their level of income'
While acknowledging the harm it would do to the state economy and working Illinoisans, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton claimed lawmakers would be ‘forced’ to look at hiking everyone’s taxes due to the budget crisis. -
Sen. Terry Link latest 'Fair Tax' supporter to resign amid corruption charge
Five key supporters of the progressive tax in the Illinois General Assembly are facing corruption probes. Four have been charged. Three have resigned. -
Overgenerous pensions: the elephant in the room
Illinois politicians have Illinoisans arguing over tax hikes and tax schemes instead of what’s really needed to fix our state – spending reforms. Skyrocketing pension costs are the elephant in the room and yet no one is talking about them.It’s pension reform that should be on the Nov. 3rd ballot. -
Illinois’ extreme outlier status on debts, taxes and out-migration highlights the need for pension reform, new study finds
Wirepoints’ 50-state survey shows pension costs contribute to making Illinois the nation’s extreme outlier. -
Madigan, ComEd face racketeering suit for over $450 million in ratepayer damages
Six House Democrats have called for the longtime speaker to step down. -
Kilbride was here, and has a record
Ten years ago, the Chicago Tribune reported that “negative politics are creeping into” the upcoming retention race of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride. -
AT&T gets subpoena in Madigan probe
Federal investigators are looking into Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s relationship with multiple corporations. -
Governor Pritzker should collect and publish critical antibody testing
Just as highly important information on antibody testing has started to come in for other states, Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced that he will de-prioritize that testing. He's withholding results collected so far in Illinois. -
Illinois meat packing industry suffering from COVID-19 pandemic
The closing of meat packing plants because of the COVID-19 pandemic is hammering the pork industry and meat farmers who are finding fewer and fewer places to process their products for market consumption. -
Illinois should suspend, repeal hospital bed limit law to address COVID-19 crisis
Health care institutions need flexibility to prepare for infection rates that could overwhelm current hospital bed capacity. -
Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence; Former governor was charged with attempting to sell Obama's 'golden' Senate seat
President Donald Trump has commuted the federal prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the president told reporters Tuesday. -
Court filing: IL government hiring monitor says Pritzker moves have 'impeded' state government hiring reform progress
A court-appointed monitor of Illinois' government hiring practices says Gov. Pritzker has 'diminished' her ability to communicate with state personnel, harming efforts to complete a reform plan. -
Madigan celebrates 35th year as Illinois House Speaker
Illinoisans will soon cast a vote on the biggest ballot question in the history of Madigan’s record-breaking speakership. -
FBI asking about Madigan money, political clout in corruption investigation
There is little doubt the FBI is targeting the longtime House speaker and Democratic political boss in their sweeping investigation of Illinois corruption. -
Sandoval resigns Senate seat amid federal corruption probe, effective Jan. 1
The once-powerful state officeholder previously resigned as chairman of the influential Illinois Senate Transportation Committee in October. -
Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2 million pension
Due to a pension sweetener available only to veteran Illinois lawmakers, Cullerton’s annual pension will soon be more than he ever made from his Statehouse salary. -
Leaked emails from federal investigation reveal Madigan as 'Himself'
Federal authorities have obtained phone calls and emails from a key member of Madigan's political inner circle. Now that information is leaking. -
2019 Illinois corruption tracker
Illinois is the second-most corrupt state in the nation, according to the University of Illinois-Chicago. And corruption costs the state economy at least $550 million per year. But the size and scope of government corruption is nothing new for Illinoisans. -
With another lawmaker under arrest, Madigan's words are worthless on corruption
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