Treasurer’s Race: Frerichs touts investment gains, Demmer sees opportunity for GOP check Treasurer’s Race: Frerichs touts investment gains, Demmer sees opportunity for GOP check Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Interviews with Illinois' candidates for treasurer.
Capitol Briefs: State Fair sets record; jury awards $363 million in Sterigenics lawsuit Capitol Briefs: State Fair sets record; jury awards $363 million in Sterigenics lawsuit Tuesday, September 20, 2022 The 2022 Illinois State Fair set an all-time attendance record with more than 636,700 visitors, and a Cook COunty jury awarded a $363 million verdict against a company that emitted cancer-causing ethylene oxide in the Willowbrook area.
What happens when cash bail ends? What happens when cash bail ends? Friday, September 16, 2022 Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. Here's what that means and what changes may be on the horizon. Read more
National Guard to assist migrant welcoming effort as Pritzker declares disaster National Guard to assist migrant welcoming effort as Pritzker declares disaster Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois will continue to welcome migrants bused here from Texas as he blasted that state’s governor for relocating them to other cities without sharing... Read more
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. 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
Capitol Briefs: State announces energy assistance, violence prevention grants, EV rebates Capitol Briefs: State announces energy assistance, violence prevention grants, EV rebates Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Beginning Thursday, low-income families in Illinois can begin applying for state assistance on their natural gas, propane and electricity bills. Read more
ANALYSIS: Energy bill fact checks needed after first Bailey-Pritzker forum ANALYSIS: Energy bill fact checks needed after first Bailey-Pritzker forum Friday, August 26, 2022 There was a lot to unpack at Wednesday’s candidate forum which saw Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey appear on the same stage, albeit at different... Read more