Pritzker says $481.6 million put in reserves, GOP questions state spending | Illinois
(The Center Square) – One day after an Illinois state representative said there was no budget transparency from J.B. Pritzker’s office, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget said it identified $481.6 million in reserves. The governor issued an executive order last September directing state agencies to reserve up to 4% of their general fund […]
Illinois Quick Hits: U.S. rep proposes restriction on housing purchases | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, has introduced legislation to restrict large institutional investment firms from buying single-family homes. Following an executive order from President Donald Trump, the American Family Housing Act applies to companies with more than $100 billion in assets under management. Miller says the legislation will put an […]
Illinois House returns to session with plans for SAFE-T Act, Israel, taxes | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Higher taxes, the SAFE-T Act and state policy regarding Israel may all be on the table as the Illinois House returns to business. State representatives returned to Springfield on Tuesday for their first House session this year. The Illinois Senate met briefly last week. Republican state Rep. Mike Coffey held a […]
GOP hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum | Illinois
(The Center Square) – All four Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidates have no shortage of criticism for current Gov. J.B. Pritzker. 2022 GOP nominee Darren Bailey, former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski, businessman Rick Heidner and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick participated in a candidate forum at GAT Guns in East Dundee Monday evening. The candidates generally […]
WATCH: Ives investigates tax dollars for NGOs; Republicans say Pritzker raising energy prices | Illinois
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square’s Greg Bishop talks live with Jeanne Ives from Breakthrough Ideas about her investigations into state spending on non-government organizations, how to shore up the state’s budget and more. Bishop also shares recent comments from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state […]
011926 CLEAN SLATE (copy) | Illinois
Pritzker signs Clean Slate Act to automatically seal some criminal convictions 011926 CLEAN SLATE IRN JIM TALAMONTI CLEAN SLATE VERSION 1 (without wrap) Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to automate the state’s record-sealing process for individuals with certain criminal convictions. The governor signed the Clean Slate Act in Chicago on Friday. Pritzker said the […]
Illinois Quick Hits: GOP gubernatorial forum set for Monday | Illinois
(The Center Square) – All four Republican gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to participate in a forum in East Dundee on Monday. Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick are competing in the March 17 primary election for the chance to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November. The event is scheduled from 5-8:30 p.m. […]
SCOTUS to consider second election law case | National
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that an Illinois congressman had the right to sue the state over ballot counting after Election Day. The high court’s decision in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections brought praise from election integrity advocates, including Jason Snead, director of the Honest Elections Project. […]
Supreme Court ruling allows Bost to challenge Illinois election law | Illinois
(The Center Square) – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling clears the way for U.S. Rep. Mike Bost to challenge Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted weeks after Election Day, a dispute that lower courts had previously refused to hear. In a decision issued Tuesday, the high court ruled that federal candidates have legal […]
Illinois Quick Hits: IDPH accountability officer fired | Illinois
(The Center Square) – The former chief grant accountability officer for the Illinois Department of Public Health is being held accountable for working a private job on the taxpayer dime. The Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General’s latest newsletter highlights the case against IDPH Chief Accountability Officer Vena Nelson failing to disclose outside employment and […]