via Pantagraph “Despite failing to agree on a budget, Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner did find common ground on hundreds of new laws during 2015. In all, 237 of them will go into effect with the start of the…
Read Morevia ABC News “Two companies that gave $200,000 to a pro-Jeb Bush super PAC are obscuring the identities of the real donors, a Washington watchdog group alleges in a complaint it filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. The complaint…
Read Morevia REBOOT Illinois “SPRINGFIELD — A meeting of Gov. Bruce Rauner and four legislative leaders in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon yielded some mild optimism and word that more talks — including among governor’s and legislative staff — are planned for the near…
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Read Morevia Daily Herald “Illinois tollway directors pulled the trigger today on a pricey study of extending Route 53 into Lake County amid objections from residents. A final vote will come next week. The tollway’s proposed budget has $5.8 million for…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “Mayor Rahm Emanuel will take the rare step Wednesday of delivering a speech on Chicago’s woeful police misconduct record to the City Council, which has approved hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements for victims of police…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan indicated Wednesday that he wants the state income tax rate to return to its previous high of 5 percent to help balance the state’s out-of-whack budget. During a rare speech, Madigan was…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “Hundreds of protesters are marching and chanting in the Loop and the Mag Mile Wednesday afternoon, demanding the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the wake of videos showing alleged police misconduct. The protest began outside City…
Read Morevia The New York Times “Washington—The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a voting rights case that has the potential to shift political power from urban areas to rural ones, a move that would provide a big boost to Republican…
Read Morevia CRAIN’s Chicago Business “(Reuters) — Illinois has bent or broken every sound budgeting practice and should adopt reforms to help dig its way out of a huge pile of debt, according to a report released by the University of…
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