Endangered Gorilla Born on Mother’s Day at Lincoln Park Zoo – WTTW
May 14, 2019
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Food Stamps Could Be Redeemed At Restaurants If Illinois Bill Passes – CBS Chicago
May 14, 2019
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Aldermen to be stripped of absolute power over licenses and permits, not zoning – Chicago Sun-Times
May 14, 2019
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Lightfoot’s executive order will, however, strip aldermen of their veto power when it comes to licenses and permits for everything from liquor licenses, disabled parking, parades and driveway permits to alley access, signs, block parties and sidewalk cafes.
Aldermen will retain their absolute power over zoning, they were told, until a broader re-write of the city’s zoning code, something that could take years.
Promised tax cuts for poor, middle class mostly illusory – Opinion – News-Gazette
May 14, 2019
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Pressure mounts on Lori Lightfoot to support elected school board bill – Chalkbeat
May 14, 2019
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Aldermen Angle To Organize Council Without Lightfoot – Opinion – Patch
May 14, 2019
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Steady flow of state aid stabilizes Illinois public universities – The Bond Buyer
May 14, 2019
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Market’s appetite for Illinois paper is shrinking spreads – The Bond Buyer
May 14, 2019
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Taxpayers on the hook – Truth in Accounting
May 14, 2019
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Truth in Accounting’s new analysis of the 10 most populous U.S. cities that includes their largest underlying government units.
Big City Residents Have A Much Heavier Taxpayer Burden Than They Realize – Forbes
May 14, 2019
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Chicago and New York City are in the worst financial condition.
Welcome to TheCenterSquare.com
May 14, 2019
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A new branding merging in Illinois Watchdog and Illinois News Network.
Attorney General Raoul Decries Trump’s ‘Punishing’ EPA Budget Cuts – WTTW
May 14, 2019
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Ending the Union Medicaid Skim – City Journal
May 14, 2019
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In its 2014 Harris v. Quinn decision, the Court ruled that an Illinois law forcing home health-care workers—paid with Medicaid funds—to shell out cash to labor unions was unconstitutional. That should have ended unions’ ability to collect fees from these workers. In response, labor-friendly states crafted loopholes to keep the cash flowing to unions.
Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois – Governing
May 14, 2019
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“This represents a long-standing rural and urban divide that is serious in this state and prevents things from getting done. I’s the same phenomenon all over the county and drove the Trump vote in 2016 and will again in 2020.”
A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press – Columbia Journalism Review
May 14, 2019
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