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Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine said, “Madison County and the rest of Illinois has a very different understanding of our Second Amendment rights than the views of Cook County and Chicago. It is important that the voice of Madison County be heard by the Illinois Supreme Court alongside the restrictive views from Chicago
“For almost 20 years, the city has tried to get a casino,” said Chicago billionaire and casino operator Neil Bluhm. “Now when you finally can have one, why would you create several competitors when the city gets no revenue from sport betting but will receive significant taxes from the casino?”
All the funding will go through a State Revolving Fund operated by the State of Illinois. “There’s no doubt that Black and brown communities will be targeted to receive the replacement,” said state Rep. LaShawn Ford.
Democrats stressed that religious exemptions still exist under federal law, although experts dispute the availability of such exceptions under three federal statutes Pritzker’s office cited. Exemptions are being allowed under the Civil Rights Act around the country. Two key cases invoking the U.S. Constitution’s Free Exercise of Religion clause are proceeding in Maine and New York. Both could be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
This is one of the first major policy initiatives concerning the governor’s actions and COVID-19 coming from the legislature in 20 months. Gov. JB Pritzker said the measure was requested by the Attorney General’s office and says it clarifies the “legislative intent” of the HCRCA “so it cannot be abused or misinterpreted to jeopardize workplace safety.”
A Chicagoan’s Netflix bill would be $16.12 for a standard $13.99 subscription with the 9% amusement tax and a 6.25% statewide sales tax tacked on.
“We think that this is going to have a significant impact on the workforce,” Illinois Manufacturers’ Association President and CEO Mark Denzler said. “I actually heard from a member company this morning who’s concerned about losing employees that would leave his company over the mandate who would go work for smaller employers.”
“We have the largest nuclear fleet in the entire United States and it provides low-cost power to the ratepayer and it preserves Illinois’ bridge to a zero-carbon future,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.
Even if the General Assembly passed the most robust ethics reform that advocates asked for, and even if the Legislative Inspector General were given the authority to be truly effective, those reforms could be negotiated away or rendered null in the face of a union collective bargaining agreement.
Harris was arrested Feb. 12 “after he allegedly crashed a hijacked SUV in Lawndale,” but only charged with “failure to register as a sex offender in an unrelated matter.” As it turns out, Harris was a member of a prolific and extremely violent armed robbery and carjacking team that had been creating havoc throughout the city and suburbs for weeks, prosecutors now say.
“Think of critical race theory like the scientific method, which is both a theoretical framework and tool. The study of and training in the scientific method takes place in institutions of higher learning, which is then applied in professional practice. That your doctor does not mention it during their work does not mean it is not embedded in the field.”
For years, Chicago leaders turned the city’s water supply into a revenue stream. Now tens of thousands can’t keep up with the rising costs.
In spite of Lightfoot’s solemn pledge to immediately go after the “blood money” earned by gangs who terrorize Chicagoans, the mayor has not publicly mentioned her so-called “Victims’ Justice Ordinance” since that City Hall news conference Sept. 14 — and her allies on the Chicago City Council have not called the matter for a hearing or a vote, an indication that it lacks the 26 votes it needs to win approval.
Friday was the last straw.
The sting of serious competition solves most problems, and so it may be for higher education. A project I have been following for some months was publicly announced today — a new institution dedicated to the classic principles for which universities are supposed to stand. It is to be called the University of Austin, and it is historic.
Gov. Pritzker’s remarks, printed here in full, include, “We have a history of forward thinking in this arena. Just over half a century ago, Illinois was the first U.S. state to establish an environmental protection agency. So it should perhaps be unsurprising that today, in 2021, Illinois is making history—laying claim to some of the most ambitious and equitable climate and clean energy laws in the United States.”
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