The Illinois Freedom Caucus has strongly condemned the violent attacks by Hamas in Israel, labeling the group as a terrorist organization that targets innocent civilians and using the Palestinian people as human shields.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker begs federal government for money to address illegal immigrant crisis as he calls the move by Texas to bus illegal immigrants to Illinois a ‘dehumanizing attempt to score political points.”
Illinois residents pay 67 cents in state taxes per gallon on the gasoline they purchase, the second highest level among the 50 states, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
Illinois’ pre-kindergarten education system ranked in the top 20 in a new Wallethub study that analyzed states’ early-education programs, based on criteria such as the share of school districts offering pre-K education and spending per child.
Activist Chris Rufo has made a video exploring a possible link between the exponential uptick in those identifying as transgender, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his cousin, Jennifer Pritzker.
Name a few of the State of Illinois’ biggest debts. Most of you probably would put bonds on top. And you’d certainly have pensions on the list if you’ve been following our pension crisis. Pensions are actually the biggest.
Illinois property owners don’t need a reminder that their property taxes are consistently first or second highest in the nation. They should also know, however, that it’s likely to get worse.
Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for the upcoming waterfowl hunting blind drawings that will take place at numerous public hunting areas throughout Illinois in July and August.
House Bill 3571 passed both Houses this past week with Senate Floor Amendment 1. SA1 permits counties and municipalities to hire non-citizens as deputy sheriffs and police officers.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is about to sign his fifth budget into law. It’s “balanced,” committed to “fiscal responsibility” and contains “transformative investments,” he says. It’s the same language we’ve heard from the governor over the last four years.
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Illinois, the state's leading nonprofit utility watchdog, has voiced concerns over a proposed amendment to House Bill 3445, warning that it could lead to substantial rate hikes for Illinois utility customers.
Illinois largest teachers union says state leaders should kill the Illinois "Invest in Kids" private school tax credit program because too many “white students" benefit from it.
Over 9,000 K-12 students who are the beneficiaries of the Invest in Kids Tax Credit may be looking for new schools to attend after Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the program is “not in the budget.