via The Washington Post “An epic budget battle in Illinois led Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade the credit rating of three of the state’s public universities late Wednesday, the latest setback for schools that have been starved of funding for…
Read Morevia The Atlantic “Waving off Republican senators who say they won’t consider any Supreme Court nominee, President Obama is forging ahead with vetting candidates to nominate as the next justice, replacing Antonin Scalia. Some of the names widely suspected to…
Read Morevia FOX 32 “A project manager for the British developer who owns the massive Old Main Post Office in Chicago says he won’t just let the city take over the vacant and deteriorating structure. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said the city…
Read Morevia FOX Illinois “As the Independent Map group gets closer to getting their amendment on the ballot for 2016, the state’s top Democrat is offering a little bit of insight as to why he’s not immediately supporting it. Speaker Madigan says…
Read MoreICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via Chicago Tribune “Lincoln-Way High School District 210 spent at least $90,000 for children’s playgrounds used by a private day care operating rent-free at its four schools, records and interviews show….
Read Morevia Chicago Sun-Times “Declaring a four-year pilot program a success, the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday announced a permanent policy allowing media cameras into courtrooms around the state. The Supreme Court launched the experimental pilot program in January 2012. Since…
Read Morevia The State-Journal Registrar “The top Republican in the Illinois House says there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing. Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told…
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ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article via CBS Chicago “Following his momentum-building victory in South Carolina, Donald Trump today took aim at the Ricketts family, accusing the Chicago Cubs’ owners of funneling their cash into initiatives aimed at…
Read MoreIllinois Sunshine’s break down of Illinois campaign cash is mentioned in this article via Chicago Tribune “Citizens for Rauner also transferred $50,000 to the campaign fund of freshman Republican Rep. Reggie Phillips, a Charleston Republican being challenged by Democrat Jonathan Kaye this fall….
Read Morevia The Telegraph “With less than a month before the Illinois primary for U.S. Senate, former Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp zeroed in on presumed Democratic front-runner U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, using the last televised debate Friday to sharply criticize…
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