One of the fathers commented on a Facebook post and said: “The people on the school board are my friends and neighbors. The teachers, students, faculty, parents etc are my friends and neighbors. To take the focus off where these mandates came from and route them to our local schools isn’t fair. Our board voted no mask. until half the students signed a petition saying they would wear the masks if it made life even a little more normal. If you want to be mad, be mad at the ISBE which was appointed by JB pritzker who finally punished your

Chamber President and CEO Todd Maisch said rate hikes will put Illinois business at a competitive disadvantage. “This is yet another government disruption in the marketplace. We think that’s going to be detrimental in the long term to one of the few economic development advantages that we have, which is affordable energy.”

“If folks are policing the bodies of people who are seeking reproductive healthcare in Texas, well, then maybe we should be policing the bodies of the people who are causing those problems here in Illinois,” State Rep. Kelly Cassidy said.

But first, tenants and landlords have to get through the application itself. “The money is there, but it is not coming to us,” Chicago taxi cab driver Ndemsah Ndemsah said. “They are not giving us an easy channel to get the money. And this is critical.”

“Guidance is guidance. Guidance is not a rule,” said Rep. Keith Wheeler. “A rule is enforceable. A statute is enforceable. I don’t believe that an executive order is enforceable to the same degree as statute or (a rule).”

The state’s total handle of $369 million dollars was down more than 22.5% from June. It is the fourth straight month of sports handle decline, in line with the rest of the country.

A deputy legal officer with ISBE said the board didn’t intend to file any rules; it believes state law and administrative rules that exist now give them the authority to punish schools, public and private, for not following the governor’s health guidance.

Adam Schuster, of the Illinois Policy Institute, said that a good rainy day fund has enough money into to help sustain government spending for about 30 days. Schuster said the state’s existing rainy day fund has enough money to run the state for about 30 seconds.

“The 10 states that have outstanding loan balances – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas – could be poised to see significant tax hikes on employers next year if they do not pay the money back before increases are triggered. “

“We would grant that public safety is of the utmost importance – we want to protect our kids, employees and ourselves, too – and that people of good intention may differ on the approaches to this pandemic and how best to protect the short- and long-term health and interests of our students. What we would not concede is that we must abandon our principles as a nation in order to preserve and protect the nation and its citizens. Among those principles is the rule of law.”

All 10 members of the congressional delegation representing the West, Northwest or North suburbs reported assets and sources of income last year beyond their $174,000 annual salaries. They ranged from bank accounts and investment funds to ownership shares of private companies.

“The Rev. Tony Pierce of Illinois People’s Action is a longtime advocate for fairness in the green-energy economy and authored many of the bill’s sections. Pierce said the legislation contains the strongest equity provisions in the nation…But what he really pushed for, Pierce recounts, is the creation of a prime contractor program that will put BIPOC people at the top of the hiring process.”

“Illinois residents were some of the most concerned folks in the country this year,” the report stated. “The Land of Lincoln placed second nationwide for high daily concern and concern over violent crime, just behind New York in both cases.”

Increased contributions and a market surge have strengthened balance sheets, but uncertainty remains.

Citing Chicago’s expansion of O’Hare Airport: “Recent history, not to mention the pending legislation, suggest that a Biden-led spending binge will yield very little necessary infrastructure.”

The governor did not say when residents could expect the new mask order to be rescinded. He said instead, “It’s certainly heartening to see as I have that hospitalizations are not going up. That’s a very important indication that maybe things have flattened out.”

Of Illinois’ six nuclear plants — all run by Exelon — five will officially be propped up by ratepayer subsidies approved by the General Assembly.