Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton may have landed herself in hot water promising a tax increase of 20% on everyone if voters don’t approve a constitutional amendment in November imposing a graduated income tax in Illinois.
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It appears at least one official from utility giant Commonwealth Edison will appear before a Special Investigative Committee in the Illinois House next week. The committee is set for its first substantive hearing in its probe into powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a wide-ranging federal bribery case against ComEd.
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With four Democratic lawmakers having been indicted, three of them pleading guilty, since the legislature was sworn in last year, Senate Republicans are trying to capitalize on momentum to push ethics reform through the Statehouse.
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The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says more relief money from Washington is needed to stop further pain to families and businesses.
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Buddy Guy said when he came to Chicago, “I was looking for a dime and I found a quarter”. Willie Wilson found a million dollars.
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Lake County Democratic Party Chair Lauren Beth Gash told The Illinoize Wednesday night that State Representative Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove) has pulled himself out of the running to replace former State Senator Terry Link, who resigned earlier this month.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday that National Guard members were in a “state of readiness” ahead of expected demonstrations and potential unrest in Chicago following what he called “a gross miscarriage of justice” in charging a police officer who shot and killed a Kentucky woman in March.
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Groups supporting and opposing a proposed constitutional amendment to change Illinois’ income tax rate from its current flat rate to a graduated income tax seem to agree—either taxes go up for the rich, or for everybody, in 2021.
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A suburban Republican State Representative says she has reached out to her Black and gay Democratic opponent to apologize for comments in a recorded phone call which some House Democrats say included “outrageous and despicable” comments about African Americans and the LGBT community.
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Governor JB Pritzker and state public health officials have relaxed restrictions on bars and restaurants in Will and Kankakee counties, showing progress in battling positive cases of the coronavirus.
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Former State Senator Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills), who resigned from the Senate Saturday after facing federal indictment and mounting political pressure from Lake County Democrats, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
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Former State Senator Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills), who resigned from the Senate Saturday after facing federal indictment and mounting political pressure from Lake County Democrats, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
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Governor JB Pritzker took a defiant tone Tuesday as he claimed he’s not ready to authorize high school sports like football to begin.
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A group of high school sports coaches from around the state is organizing rallies in Chicago and at the State Capitol in Springfield this weekend coined the “Let Us Play” rally for coaches, players, and parents. They’re attempting to get Governor JB Pritzker to reverse course to allow fall sports.
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Derek Leonard, 40, is already one of the most decorated high school football coaches in the history of the state. He has led Rochester High School, just outside of Springfield, to a state championship in 8 of the past 10 seasons. With the 2020 season on hold, Leonard and his Hall of Fame father, Ken, are two of the leading voices trying to get Governor JB Pritzker to reverse course on a decision with postponed high school football to fall.
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A “viral” tweet over the weekend with about half-a-million views of an attached video is drawing bipartisan condemnation from election officials across Illinois.
State Senator Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills), facing federal tax evasion charges, has formally submitted his resignation to the Senate.
The COVID-19 positivity rate for the Metro East has not made any significant improvements since stricter mitigations were put on the region last month, while the south suburbs has seen a marked drop in its positivity rate after living under those same mitigations.
It should not be a surprise politics has permeated the coronavirus pandemic. Ideally, in the eyes of public health experts, Americans would focus on facts and the best medical advice they can find to stay healthy. Some politicians, though, seem to be taking heed to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s infamous line, “never allow a good crisis go to waste.”
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The three Republican members of the House Special Investigative Committee looking into House Speaker Michael Madigan and his role in a Commonwealth Edison bribery scandal have submitted a list of targets for testimony, though it’s not clear if some or any will ever appear before the committee.