Illinois, Welfare
SNAP eligibility changes spark debate on gap for impacted recipients(The Center Square) – A coalition of non-profits and community organizations across the state are warning that more than 200,000 Illinoisans receiving money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or… Read More
Illinois
Illinois unions seek to kill Waymo-friendly bill in Springfield(The Center Square) – Leadership and rank-and-file from multiple labor unions called on lawmakers to kill legislation aimed at welcoming autonomous vehicles onto Illinois roads Tuesday, saying it could have… Read More
Elections, Illinois
Overcoming apathy: Darren Bailey’s blueprint for an Illinois gubernatorial upsetThe Illinois conservative candidate for governor believes the key to unseating the well-funded incumbent this November lies not in changing minds or fundraising, but getting frustrated residents to the polls to vote. Former Sen. Darren… Read More
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Illinois Senator says taxpayers fleeced by corrections department(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections is facing questions over its failure to comply with state law while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime. The… Read More
Health, Illinois
Illinois county voices opposition to new assisted suicide law(The Heartlander)–Officials in an Illinois county are pushing back against a new assisted suicide law that allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to certain patients. The Effingham County Board … Read More
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Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program(The Center Square) – Some Illinois health insurance policyholders could begin automatically funding a grant program providing abortion services for underinsured and noninsured women. After passing the Illinois… Read More
Abortion, Illinois
‘A Beacon of Light’ shines brightly in Illinois, as pregnancy resource center reports 350% increase in clients, mothersA pregnancy resource center in Maryville, Illinois is seeing a massive influx of women despite the challenging political landscape for pro-life organizations in the state. A… Read More
Illinois, Legislature
‘We’ve gone insane’: House committee moves to turn Illinoisans into ‘yard fertilizer’ with human body compostingA controversial proposal that would allow the composting of human remains passed out of an Illinois House committee this week, sparking criticism from Republicans who say it disregards the sanctity… Read More
ICE, Illinois
White House calls on Pritzker to cooperate with ICE(The Center Square) – The White House called on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday to cooperate with immigration enforcement, after the killing of a student in Chicago. White House… Read More
Illegal Immigration, Illinois
Darren Bailey: Gorman murder was ‘preventable’ tragedy of failed Democratic leadership by PritzkerThe killing of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman was a direct result of failed politics of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, according to… Read More
ICE, Illinois
Fired again: Suburban Chicago cop axed for pro-ICE posts a decade after his brief termination over Ferguson commentsA veteran suburban Chicago police officer was fired Friday after urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to enforce the law and remove illegal immigrants from his community. Read More
Illinois
Illinois lawmakers weigh options to change rising property tax structure(The Center Square) – Republican state Rep. Joe Sosnowski has filed legislation he hopes will make life easier on Illinois residents now facing some of the highest property taxes in the… Read More
Illinois
Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax credits as housing debate continues(The Center Square) – As state and local officials sound off on housing proposals at the Illinois Capitol, a state senator says it is time to take action on affordability… Read More
Illinois
Illinois diversity commissioner did not properly disclose $23K side job(The Center Square) – A member of Illinois' highly-paid diversity commission disclosed a side job to state officials in a manner that masked the $22,500 she earned for it, an… Read More
Illinois
Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois(The Center Square) – State lawmakers say physician assistants are leaving for Iowa because it takes so long to get licensed in Illinois. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation… Read More
Illinois
Analysis: Windy City residents face debt storm, rank No. 1 in financial distressChicago has long marketed itself as a world-class city with global ambition. It was the City That Works . But Chicago no longer works, according to… Read More
Illinois
Ill. GOP slams Gov. Pritzker’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ budget plan as a hidden tax hikeJ.B. Pritzker’s eighth budget address met a wall of Republican resistance Wednesday, as lawmakers blasted a plan they say uses political distractions and Trump-blaming to mask a fiscal… Read More
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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
Illinois, School Choice
Pritzker looks for rules for federal school choice scholarship program(The Center Sqaure)–Despite having a similar state program expire, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker remains on the fence about whether to opt Illinois into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Read More
Illinois
Illinois millionaire’s tax would direct 50% of revenue to public schools(The Center Square) – A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire’s tax has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee, but only half the revenues… Read More