Junk fees, child torture, tipped wage proposals among bills to clear committee
The Illinois House passed more than 150 bills out of committee from Tuesday to Wednesday as it worked toward a...
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Jerry began his career in news in 2013 and has covered state government since 2019. He was the editor of the LeRoy Farmer City Press in McLean and DeWitt counties from 2013 until it closed in 2017. During that span, the Press was named the state’s best small weekly newspaper by the Illinois Press Association. He was born and raised in south suburban Evergreen Park and graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in journalism.
The Illinois House passed more than 150 bills out of committee from Tuesday to Wednesday as it worked toward a...
Here’s a rundown of our past coverage as Pritzker enters the final year of his second term.
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The new report seeks to quantify the cost of federal funding cuts, freezes and policy changes.
Republicans suggested tightening requirements for electronic monitoring and home confinement.
The feds announced the funding freeze earlier in the week.
Below is a look at some of our top photos from throughout the year, and a summary of each month’s...
A new state regulator report projects Illinois will face energy shortages beginning in 2029.
Split opinion allows consent decree to continue but says lower judge erred.
Federal courts have increasingly become the state’s main front for resistance to federal shows of force.
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