Prairie State Wire

OPINION: Reeder: Bad personnel practices at Illinois universities

By Scott Reeder | Feb 11, 2018

Imagine interviewing for a job and getting offered a starting salary of $340,000 and then demanding that your new employer create positions for your adult daughter and her husband.

The future looks bright for at least one business in Illinois

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 9, 2018

A business practice that is shutting down in other states is picking up in Illinois thanks to Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Chicago's Morning Answer - Eric Kohn joins Dan and Amy to preview Gov. Rauner's budget address

By LGIS News Service | Feb 9, 2018

Eric Kohn joins Dan and Amy to preview Gov. Rauner's budget address

Chicago's Morning Answer - Ed Morrissey joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the latest FBI text messages

By LGIS News Service | Feb 9, 2018

Ed Morrissey joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the latest FBI text messages

Chicago's Morning Answer - Victor Davis Hanson joins Dan & Amy with reaction to the Nunes memo

By LGIS News Service | Feb 9, 2018

Victor Davis Hanson joins Dan & Amy with reaction to the Nunes memo

Pritzker's storied charity costs him little but taxpayers a lot.

By LGIS News Service | Feb 9, 2018

Billionaire JB Pritzker is the wealthiest candidate ever to run for Illinois governor and likely the most philanthropic, laying claim to at least $152 million in donations in recent years to children’s programs, universities, hospitals, a state Holocaust museum and much more.

Proposed $15.7 billion education budget is bad for the state's economy, Cato Institute director says

By Karen Kidd | Feb 8, 2018

The $15.7 billion the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently approved in its fiscal year 2019 budget request is bad for the state's economy, a Cato Institute director said during a recent interview.

Bulls look to future after a rough first half of season

By Nathan Davis | Feb 8, 2018

With the NBA season at the midway point, the Chicago Bulls are sitting in last place in the Central Division and 12th place overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-37. The Bulls will be hoping that the second half of the season is kinder than the first.

Four GOP senators press state education board on school funding delays

By Angela Underwood | Feb 8, 2018

Four Republican senators made it clear to Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) officials how upset they were with the school funding holdup at Tuesday's Senate Education Committee hearing on the SB650 Mandate Waiver.

State's vendor debt inches back up to $8.69 billion

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 8, 2018

Illinois' unpaid vendor debt ticked up to $8,690,348,325,49 the week of Feb. 7, ending a two-month trend where debt gradually decreased after setting a record high topping $16 billion.

Palatine Township GOP endorsement session called a sham

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 7, 2018

A growing number of Republicans are expressing fears that the Illinois GOP's endorsement process may be “rigged” to favor Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Cook County GOP's endorsement of Rauner may not be what it seems

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 7, 2018

Republicans from at least one township in Cook County said that Tuesday's endorsement of Gov. Bruce Rauner was the outcome of a rigged process and not a reflection of grass-roots support within the party.

Chicago's Morning Answer - CNBC's Jim Iuorio talks Dan & Amy off the ledge after Monday's stock losses

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

Chicago's Morning Answer - CNBC's Jim Iuorio talks Dan & Amy off the ledge after Monday's stock losses

Analysis: U of I in-state tuition tops list of 115 Midwest schools spanning 10 states

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 6, 2018

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.

From Chicago City Wire

Chicago's Morning Answer: Matthew Continetti joins Dan & Amy with reaction to the release of the Nunes memo

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

Chicago's Morning Answer: Matthew Continetti joins Dan & Amy with reaction to the release of the Nunes memo

Chicago's Morning Answer - Suzanne Venker: I'm So Happy Trump's Not A "Feminist"

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

Suzanne Venker: I'm So Happy Trump's Not A "Feminist"

IL Rising: Springfield Ignores Sexual Misconduct

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

Springfield Ignores Sexual Misconduct.

IL Rising: Dem Governor Race Tightens

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

Dem Governor Race Tightens

IL Rising: Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Picking Ives Over Rauner

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Picking Ives Over Rauner

Bettergov The ABC's of Illinois school funding

By LGIS News Service | Feb 6, 2018

On episode two of Ready Set Gov, we’re joined by Linda Lenz, a veteran Chicago education writer, who walks us through the bipartisan education reform bill passed in Springfield. We talk about what it means for Illinois taxpayers and students alike.