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McSweeney’s township consolidation bill passed in House – NW Herald
April 4, 2019
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Chicago Real Estate Team Chases Tax Breaks in the U.S. Heartland – Bloomberg
April 4, 2019
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Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago – A.P.
April 4, 2019
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Comment: Nice if it turns out true, but….
Gas tax hike could fuel Pritzker’s sputtering income tax plan – Opinion – INN
April 4, 2019
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In Illinois, beware tax tigers and Trojan Horses – Dispatch-Argus
April 4, 2019
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Aldermen Already Angling To Organize Council Without Lightfoot – Mark Konkol – Patch
April 4, 2019
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While Lightfoot made a post-election victory lap, a collection of ward bosses quietly started angling to establish a City Council voting bloc strong enough to push back against the mayor-elect, City Hall sources said. “Come on, now, we know the election was anti-Toni, not ‘We want Lori.’ And that makes this is new territory. She’s going to be a weak mayor. And we’re not going to be dictated to. We’re going to make this a strong City Council like it was designed to be,” one ward boss told me.
Pritzker’s proposed cut to Invest in Kids conflicts with rhetoric – Opinion – News-Gazette
April 4, 2019
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“It’s hard to square Pritzker’s over-arching campaign theme with his plan to first cut back and then end a state-subsidized education program that last year provided scholarships to 5,457 low-income students, more than half of whom were not white.”
House bill would start college savings accounts for all Illinois newborns – Capitol IL News
April 4, 2019
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Bipartisan bills would ease ‘death tax’ on Illinois family farms – IL Policy
April 4, 2019
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Is Lori Lightfoot ready for a potential Chicago teachers strike?
April 4, 2019
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Rahm Emanuel caved to the Chicago Teachers Union early on in his first term. He was never the same after that. That’s a lesson incoming Mayor Lori Lightfoot should heed. She needs to give as good as she gets from the union. Wirepoints has several facts about CPS that should help her during negotiations.
Illinois Supreme Court Thumbs Nose At Balanced Budget Law
April 4, 2019
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The manner in which it dismissed the case was exceptionally irresponsible, imperious and cowardly.