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New Illinois law grants adult students two hours to vote on election day
High school students in Illinois will so have more opportunities to vote during the school day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure that allows schools to excuse adult students for 2 hours to go to the polls on election day. -
AARP poll: 79 percent know people looking to leave Illinois for lower taxes, better run government
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recently released five-year economic plan for the state focuses on retaining young people, new poll numbers suggest it’s the state’s finances that has people looking to leave. -
Illinois homeowners pay nearly double the national average in property taxes
For all of the outcry and political promises to help property taxes, Illinoisans still pay the second highest rates in the nation. -
Illinois GOP looks to turn screws in Pritzker’s toilet 'scheme to defraud'
Illinois Republicans are not going to let Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s troubles concerning a potentially illegal property tax break go away. -
If Frank Mautino didn’t break the rules, the rules are broken
When it comes to political graft, paying people under the table isn’t too complicated – as long as you have some blurred lines to hide in. -
Raises should be based on merit, not 'steps'
It's been two weeks since Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner began congratulating themselves for passing what they claimed was a balanced budget that spends every bit of last summer's $5 billion tax increase. -
Illinois House approves required $40,000 salary for teachers
Some Illinois lawmakers are on board with a plan to require school boards to pay starting teachers $40,000 a year without providing additional funding for districts. -
Legislation that would have allowed third party vendors access to business financial records defeated in House
SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would have allowed the state to disclose private business financial information to third party auditors was defeated in the State House on Wednesday. -
City officials accused of sharing private business tax information with outside auditors
The Illinois Retail Merchants Association said Monday that it had obtained emails showing that municipal officials illegally shared local businesses tax information with an outside company that makes money auditing businesses on behalf of local governments. -
Poll: 4 of 5 voters think Illinois on wrong track
A new poll shows Illinoisans are upset with just about all things political. -
Yes, Speaker Madigan, you have a culture problem
In a hastily arranged press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Madigan laid out nine more instances of sexual harassment his office has overseen in the past five years, with more potentially excluded. -
Calls for investigations, new leadership, rock Democratic Party of Illinois following harassment scandal
Calls from the Democratic Party of Illinois to address the party chairman’s handling of harassment complaints within the political power structure are mounting following another announced shakeup because of inappropriate behavior. -
The most misleading myths in Illinois politics
It’s no secret there’s a lot wrong with Illinois. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12, is an annual reminder of how far the state has drifted away from the virtues of its most illustrious lawmaker. -
Madigan says he won't resign in wake of staffer sexual harassment scandal
Speaker Michael Madigan says he has no plans to resign in the wake of allegations his political operation slow-walked an investigation of a staffer alleging sexual harassment by a supervisor. -
McCaleb: Is Statehouse conversation fake because it ignores Illinois' fiscal reality?
By definition, fake news ignores the facts. It disregards and/or distorts the truth to deliver a message that is far removed from reality. I would argue that much of the news coming out of the Illinois Statehouse is fake.