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Former trooper seeks restoration of driving privileges nearly 16 years after fatal crash

Thursday, September 14, 2023

For years, former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White blocked attempts by an ex-state trooper to regain his driving privileges after a high-speed crash that caused the deaths of teenage sisters on a busy St. Clair County interstate in 2007. But after White’s retirement, Matt Mitchell is taking another shot.

State Fair reports nine-year attendance high

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The Illinois State Fair – a multi-million dollar annual agriculture festival in Springfield – reported a nine-year attendance record this year.

Copay requirements paused for noncitizens on state health plan

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The state has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, instructing health care providers to...

Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois – with $530M incentive deal

Friday, September 8, 2023

A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen.

Complaint alleges ComEd violated state law by raising fees on customer bills

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

A group of businesses filed a complaint with state regulators last week alleging that Chicago electric company Commonwealth Edison improperly raised customer bills this summer.

InJustice Watch UPDATE: Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests from dying and disabled prisoners

Friday, September 1, 2023

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defended the number of dying and disabled prisoners released under a landmark law that went into effect early last year at a news conference Thursday.

‘Surge’ in organization efforts has labor leaders optimistic for the future

Friday, September 1, 2023

As workers in Illinois prepare to celebrate Labor Day this weekend, a new report shows there has been a surge in efforts to organize labor unions in workplaces throughout the state, while overall...

Pritzker, state leaders call on Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers – a...

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Former trooper seeks restoration of driving privileges nearly 16 years after fatal crash

State Fair reports nine-year attendance high