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100 most frugal park districts in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 11, 2018

Park districts for Douglas, South Prairie and Charleston Township top the list in Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

BeterGov's Doubek and a list of government boards Illinois can do without

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

Madeleine Doubek offers insight on how consolidating police and fire pension fund will create savings, and efficiency in Illinois.

BetterGov fact checks Pritzker's line about Quincy Veterans’ Home

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

BetterGov examines Democrat governor JB Pritzker's line about a stomach bug at the state facility for retired veterans.

IL Rising - IL Lawmakers Fight Against...Robocalls?

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

IL Lawmakers Fight Against...Robocalls?

IL Rising - The Democrats' Push For A Progressive Tax

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

The Democrats' Push For A Progressive Tax

From North Cook News

Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider’s Elgin car wash owes $21K in overdue property taxes

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.

Upstream Ideas - Why Won't Conservatives Try To Compete In Chicago?

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

Upstream Ideas - Why Won't Conservatives Try To Compete In Chicago?

House Republicans blast Democrats' progressive tax plans

By Angela Underwood | Apr 10, 2018

Joined by three of his GOP peers, House Republican Leader Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) made one thing clear – Democrats are about to put the nail in Illinois' coffin.

Advocate for higher taxes using numbers that are nonsense, Wirepoints founder says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 10, 2018

An online news outlet's founder said he became ill when he heard an interview in which the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability's director advocated higher taxes in Chicago and Illinois to deal with the ongoing state and local pension crises.

Proposal to require textbooks to include LGBT studies returns to Senate panel

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 10, 2018

Elementary and high school textbooks would need to include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people under proposed legislation, SB3249, which was recently discussed by the Senate Education Committee.

BetterGov wins prestigious award for its coverage on the nuclear industry

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

BetterGov's series titled ‘Power Struggle’ was honored with the Stokes Award for exposing inconsistencies in federal oversight and radioactive leaks,

BetterGov's Shaw - Taxpayers suffer as media presence shrinks

By LGIS News Service | Apr 10, 2018

BGA President Emeritus Andy Shaw discuss about how taxpayers are affected by the diminished presence of the free press.

Rauner outlines his priorities for spring session

By Angela Underwood | Apr 9, 2018

Unified bipartisan legislation to change Illinois’ future has been broken down on a list, and ending corruption is on the litany, Gov. Bruce Rauner said.

State's vendor debt creeps up to $8.2 billion

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 9, 2018

Unpaid vendor debt in Illinois spiked to $8,211,831,466.22 the week ending April 6, after recently dipping below $8 billion for the first time in recent memory, according to the state comptroller’s website.

Cubs counting on more sizzle and maturity from Javy Baez

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 9, 2018

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon thought he had seen it all with Javy Baez until his young second baseman showed him something he thought he might not see again.

This week in Illinois history: April 23-29

By Robert Hadley | Apr 9, 2018

For this week in history, read about the nation's first African-American Catholic priest, the discovery of DNA and hoops great Harry Gallatin.

Voters need to 'do a little digging' after Rauner ads linking Ives to Madigan, Morrison says

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 9, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s last-minute campaign ads linking his primary opponent Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) to House Speaker Michael Madigan were so “egregiously dishonest” that Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) hopes they lead to changes in voter behavior in the general election and beyond.