‘They deserve their story’: Bill aims to open foster care files | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are moving to ensure families adopting children from the state’s foster care system receive complete information about a child’s history, including medical, educational, and counseling records, at least 30 days before an adoption is finalized. The bill, recently introduced by state Sen. Darby Hills, R-Barrington Hills, also guarantees former foster youth […]
Attorneys review Chicago Teachers Union audits following congressional request | Illinois
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says it has complied with a U.S. House committee’s request to release financial audits, but attorneys challenging the union in court say they are still reviewing the documents. On Oct. 8, 2024, the Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit in Cook County circuit court on behalf of […]
Illinois lawmakers clash over ICE funding as DHS bill advances | Illinois
(The Center Square) – An Illinois congressman broke with a faction of moderate Democrats recently by voting against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that includes billions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drawing sharp criticism from a Republican state lawmaker as immigration enforcement remains a flashpoint in Illinois. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, said he […]
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. […]