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General Assembly honors synagogue dead

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 19, 2018

The Illinois General Assembly on Nov. 13 passed a joint resolution to honor those who died in the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting in Pittsburgh in October.

2019: Local elections throughout Illinois could change political landscape

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2018

Recently concluded midterm elections brought to the fore the important roles played by "down ballot" elected officers in the state's municipalities. Throughout the state, 2019 will see a spate of elections for local candidates including mayors, council members, aldermen, trustees, treasurers and clerks.

Lawmakers' public pension claims are a “fiction,” fiscal watchdog says

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 18, 2018

Late last month, the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) announced it needed an additional $400 million from Springfield next fiscal year, which begins July 2019.

Pending workers comp bill will dramatically spike litigation, lawyer says

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 17, 2018

Eugene Keefe argues that Senate Bill 904 lurks as an ever-greater disaster waiting to happen in relationship to doctors and hospitals across the state being able to get compensated in a timely manner.

PONNURU: Toward a bigger coalition

By Ramesh Ponnuru, American Enterprise Institute | Nov 17, 2018

On Election Night, Republicans were able to tell themselves a comforting story about how the midterms had gone.

Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation

By Jonathan Bilyk, Cook County Record | Nov 17, 2018

Lawyers for the campaign of Governor-elect JB Pritzker have responded to a lawsuit brought by a group of Pritzker campaign workers, in which they accuse campaign officials of racial discrimination and other charges, saying the lawsuit suffers from a lack of “well-pleaded factual allegations” and so should be dismissed.

REEDER: Just because your foe fails, doesn’t mean you’re a success

By Scott Reeder | Nov 16, 2018

Mike Madigan is a man in love.

Madigan and Pritzker: Who's the boss?

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 16, 2018

Longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s may soon find themselves locked in a game of "who’s the boss?" when it comes to who holds final say over their Democratic caucus.

ISRA worried about potential gun laws

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 16, 2018

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard A. Pearson worries that Senate Bill 3637 will be just the start of newly empowered Democrats assaulting law-abiding gun owners.

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Pritzker Budget and Government Innovation Working Committee a who's who of Madigan cronies

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 15, 2018

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker announced the creation of a committee that he said will be one of the first transition working committees at a press conference last week.

Illinois gets below-average marks on financial transparency

By LGIS Newsfeed | Nov 15, 2018

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.

Schaumburg Village facing tough decisions

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 15, 2018

The Schaumburg Village Board is faced with some tough decisions with only a short period of time to come to them.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES: Chicago Children's Museum To Host National Adoption Day Celebration In Partnership With Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2018

There are more than 110,000 children in the foster care system nationwide and in Illinois nearly 1,400 children await adoption into permanent, loving homes.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Homegrown by Heroes Program Assists Veterans in Agriculture

By Press release submission | Nov 13, 2018

As we honor our state's military veterans this Veterans Day, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) invites veterans and current active duty servicemembers to take part in the Homegrown By Heroes program.