State’s ‘rainy day’ fund hits record-high balance ahead of new fiscal year State’s ‘rainy day’ fund hits record-high balance ahead of new fiscal year Friday, June 30, 2023 There are no champagne toasts or fireworks, but when the clock strikes 12 a.m. on Saturday, it’s the start of a new year in Illinois – a new fiscal year, that is.
In Chicago visit, Biden heaps praise on Pritzker, touts economic recovery ahead of 2024 In Chicago visit, Biden heaps praise on Pritzker, touts economic recovery ahead of 2024 Wednesday, June 28, 2023 In a whirlwind visit to Chicago on Wednesday, President Joe Biden trotted out a re-election campaign message built on economic recovery – and effusively praised Gov. JB Pritzker for helping him win the White House in 2020.
UPDATED: Jury convicts politically connected businessman for bribing pair of lawmakers UPDATED: Jury convicts politically connected businessman for bribing pair of lawmakers Thursday, June 15, 2023 It wasn’t quite “where’s the beef?” but when he stepped outside a suburban Wendy’s with a fellow lawmaker on a hot August morning in 2019, then-state Sen. Terry Link... Read more
On the witness stand, ex-legislator finally acknowledges he wore wire for FBI On the witness stand, ex-legislator finally acknowledges he wore wire for FBI Friday, June 9, 2023 Former state Sen. Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker... Read more
As trial begins, politically connected businessman claims feds set him up to bribe legislator As trial begins, politically connected businessman claims feds set him up to bribe legislator Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Nearly four years after his name first surfaced in connection with a bribe arrangement between two sitting lawmakers, politically connected businessman James Weiss is finally having his day in... Read more
Lawmakers OK bill to limit constitutional lawsuits to Cook, Sangamon County Lawmakers OK bill to limit constitutional lawsuits to Cook, Sangamon County Thursday, May 25, 2023 Democrats who control the General Assembly muscled through a last-minute measure that will require any constitutional challenge to state laws to be filed in either Cook or Sangamon counties. Read more
Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework for next year’s roughly $50 billion state spending plan, even as negotiations continued in the... Read more
State report: Catholic churches harbored hundreds more abusers than previously disclosed State report: Catholic churches harbored hundreds more abusers than previously disclosed Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a yearslong investigation into sex abuse within the church, Attorney General... Read more