Chief Justice Anne Burke to retire from Illinois Supreme Court in November Chief Justice Anne Burke to retire from Illinois Supreme Court in November Monday, September 12, 2022 Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne M. Burke announced Monday she will retire from the bench effective Nov. 30.
Tax rebate checks begin going out this week Tax rebate checks begin going out this week Monday, September 12, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that Illinois taxpayers will soon start receiving rebates of their income and property taxes, either in the mail or by direct bank deposits.
Gun rights group sues Highland Park Gun rights group sues Highland Park Thursday, September 8, 2022 A gun rights group is challenging the city of Highland Park’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like the ones used in a mass shooting there on July 4. Read more
Ahead of amendment vote, union membership grows in Illinois Ahead of amendment vote, union membership grows in Illinois Wednesday, September 7, 2022 As voters in Illinois prepare to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee workers the right to organize, a new study shows union membership in the state grew last year for... Read more
Pritzker calls for changes after “awful” reports of abuse at developmental center Pritzker calls for changes after “awful” reports of abuse at developmental center Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called patient abuses at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural Anna “awful” and “deeply concerning,” and he said the future... Read more
State announces first REV Act tax credit to Decatur manufacturer State announces first REV Act tax credit to Decatur manufacturer Tuesday, September 6, 2022 The state on Tuesday announced the award of the first electric vehicle manufacturing-targeted tax incentives made possible by a law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker last year. Read more
At a remote mental health facility, a culture of cruelty persists despite decades of warnings At a remote mental health facility, a culture of cruelty persists despite decades of warnings Friday, September 2, 2022 Federal and state officials have urged reforms at the rural facility for people with mental and developmental disabilities. But the state-run center still has more allegations of abuse and... Read more
A disabled young patient was sent to get treatment. He was abused instead. And he wasn’t the last. A disabled young patient was sent to get treatment. He was abused instead. And he wasn’t the last. Friday, September 2, 2022 A 24-year-old with developmental disabilities was brutally beaten by his caretakers inside a state-run facility with a long history of patient abuse. Read more