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Your breakfast costs 45 percent more than it did two years ago: Who's to blame for such sky-high inflation?
The federal government has failed spectacularly to manage the risk of inflation. For many, that’s no surprise given the unprecedented government-enforced lockdowns, the trillions of dollars spent on bailouts and a haphazard implementation of the green energy agenda. -
Gov. Pritzker Announces Eleven Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Gov. Pritzker Announces Eleven Appointments to Boards and Commissions. -
Crowe resigns Senate seat; Who will be appointed to fill vacancy?
State Sen. Rachelle Aud Crowe, Democrat from Glen Carbon, has resigned her Senate seat effective at 10 a.m. June 15. -
New poll shows Bailey, Brady, Salvi on track to win; Attorney General race a toss up
Bailey at 31% but moves to 40% when undecided voters compelled to decide preference. -
Oral arguments set June 22 in suit over Madison County subcircuit law
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine is set to argue against the new subcircuit law at the Fourth District Appellate Court on June 22. -
Judge: Illinois prejudgment lawsuit interest law unconstitutional
A Cook County judge said the law supported by Democratic state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker illegally interferes with jury rights and authority, while improperly penalizing defendants, and gifting personal injury plaintiffs with special benefits not given to anyone else in Illinois -
Attorney General Raoul Commemorates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month With Virtual Fireside Chat
Attorney General Raoul Commemorates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month With Virtual Fireside Chat. -
Judge rules pension fund consolidation doesn't violate IL constitution's pension protection clause
Members of hundreds of local police and fire pension systems say the state violated the state constitution by combining their local systems into two statewide pension funds. A judge said worker and retiree pension system voting rights aren't protected by the pension protection clause -
Lawsuit: Illinois illegally counts mail-in votes for federal office up to 2 weeks after Election Day
Three Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Michael Bost, have sued the state of Illinois, arguing federal law sets the date of Election Day, and Illinois' vote-by-mail illegally extends Election Day by 14 days -
Bost, Davis Block Harmful Pritzker Provision That Would Increase Water Costs for Southern Illinois
Bost, Davis Block Harmful Pritzker Provision That Would Increase Water Costs for Southern Illinois. -
False advertising of Illinois' new 'property tax relief' bill
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a new bill providing property tax relief for senior, veteran and disabled homeowners. What nobody said is that those reductions for some mean increases for others. It’s just a matter of shuffling the property tax burden. -
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Expanding Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence Serving in the Military
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Expanding Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence Serving in the Military. -
Rachelle Crowe confirmed as U.S. Attorney for IL Southern District; Kris Tharp to run for state senate against Harriss
The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Rachelle Crowe as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois on May 17. -
Davis Statement on Majority of Senators Blocking Democrats’ Radical Abortion Expansion Bill
Davis Statement on Majority of Senators Blocking Democrats’ Radical Abortion Expansion Bill. -
Governor JB Pritzker Calls on Federal Lawmakers to Protect Women's Rights with Roe v. Wade Under Threat
Governor JB Pritzker Calls on Federal Lawmakers to Protect Women's Rights with Roe v. Wade Under Threat. -
Illinois A.G. Raoul's reckless call to cancel $1.7 trillion of student debt and the sad story of how we got here
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week urged President Biden to fully cancel federal student loan debt owed by every federal student loan borrower in the country. -
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislative Package Addressing Nationwide Teacher Shortage
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislative Package Addressing Nationwide Teacher Shortage. -
Gov. Pritzker Announces Fourteen Appointments to Boards and Commissions, Public Administrators and Public Guardians
Gov. Pritzker Announces Fourteen Appointments to Boards and Commissions, Public Administrators and Public Guardians. -
Tax Day ICYMI: Davis Working to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent
Tax Day ICYMI: Davis Working to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent. -
Biden nominates Rachelle Crowe as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Illinois
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he has nominated Illinois State Sen. Rachelle L.Crowe as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.