Free Speech
Lawmaker, officer warns Elgin officer firing could chill free speech(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker and law enforcement officer is sharply criticizing the city of Elgin’s decision to fire an officer over social media posts, calling the move… Read More
Illinois
Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis(The Center Square) – Chicago finished fiscal year 2024 with a $41.1 billion gap between the money it has available to pay bills and the obligations it owes, according to a… Read More
Government Accountability, Politics
Illinois lawmaker questions IDHS over years-long data breach(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker slammed the state agency as “incompetent” after the Department of Human Services revealed it had accidentally exposed private health information of hundreds of… Read More
Illinois
IL state lawmaker pushes back as analysis finds municipalities lost $10.9B(The Center Square) – A new Illinois Policy Institute analysis estimates local governments have lost $10.9 billion since 2012 due to reduced state revenue sharing, prompting pushback from a… Read More
Health Care
Duckworth pushes military IVF coverage as critics warn taxpayers could pay(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Schaumburg, criticizes the House speaker and the president after a provision expanding in-vitro fertilization coverage for military families was stripped… Read More
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