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“In all, we’re not talking about chicken feed here. Political leaders continue to ignore the ramifications of these departures as they tout in-state business transfers. These are blows to not only Illinois’ prestige as a pro-business state, but also cause economic damage.”
“The fact is, Chicago has about twice as many police per capita as Los Angeles, yet our homicide rate is two to three times higher. If more police made us safer, Chicago would be the safest city in America. The real issue is police effectiveness — and to be more effective, they need to build trust with the community and deploy where they can deter the most shootings.”
The Census Bureau says the average family in Illinois made about $1,100 less last year than it did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Red paint is dripping down from Lincoln’s shoulders with “dethrone the colonizers” written below in blue. On the left side, “Land Back!” can be seen and “avenge the Dakota 38” was written in front of the statue in Lincoln Park.
Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Suzanna Mendoza faces off against Republican McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi.
Brad Weisenstein, of the Illinois Policy Institute: “As FDR said, there’s a difference between supporting the advances private-sector unions gave all American workers, and supporting government unions that will only serve a select few. Illinois voters face a request to become the only state that protects this special interest with its state constitution.”
The race for the 3rd District Illinois Supreme Court seat features two experienced jurists in a contest that could determine partisan control of the court for the next several years.
The alleged violations include the elimination of cash bond, single-subject rule, the separation of powers, the three readings requirement for legislation, and that the measure is unconstitutionally vague. Effingham County State’s Attorney Aaron Jones still expects that the suits will be consolidated and heard as one in Sangamon County, the seat of state government in Illinois.
“Although HB2775 is well intentioned, the main thrust of the amendment is to strip property owners of their right to determine to whom they rent by eliminating safeguards previously used to evaluate prospective renters…Government run amok at the expense of small and mid-sized property owners, legislative attempts to mitigate the housing shortage are having the opposite effect to what was intended.”
“I’ll tell ya what,” Judge Charles Beach told Christopher Jablonski. “If I could, I’d hold you no bail. And after the first of the year, that’s what’s gonna happen.”
“The bipartisan opposition to the SAFE-T Act is not about politics. It is about public safety,” said Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine.
Illinois lags the rest of the country in the number of EV charging stations. Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the state $22 million for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways.
While the rights created in the amendment apply to just 7% of the state’s adult working population, the taxes it necessitates will hit everyone. The rights created don’t apply to the vast majority of Illinoisans. No other state has tried it. And it will drive up taxes and hurt our economy.
That’s the question as word swirls of backbenchers setting their sights on House Minority Leader Jim Durkin’s post in an increasingly volatile General Assembly.
Jim Dey: “What is clear is that (state Treasurer Mike) Frerichs is trying to escape his embrace of an unpopular issue by any means available.”
It took only 15 seconds last week for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reveal what’s so wrong with his brand of leadership, where he refuses to acknowledge Illinois’ many problems and instead, prefers to deflect and name call when someone else draws attention to those problems.
The federal government is engaged in at least some degree of introspection over its failures. But Illinois has seen no reconsideration of its COVID response beyond self-congratulations and award ceremonies for public health officials. No accountability has been imposed for mistakes made.
“Individual workers would not be able to choose whether or not they wanted to be a dues-paying member of a union if one was bargaining for them at their workplace. And there, of course, lies the rub. Or one rub among many. That prohibition, potentially enshrined in the Illinois Constitution, conflicts with our rights as free Illinoisans to make those decisions for ourselves.”
“Fundamentally, this is a question of democracy. Democracy is not just voting every few years. Democracy is people having a voice.”
Last weekend, 34 people were shot, five fatally, in weekend gun violence.
The three districts are connected by races that lack incumbents, but otherwise offer a study in contrasts in their history and geography. The 17th has drawn national attention as one of the closest of the 435 U.S. House races across the country. By contrast, it would be an upset if the Democratic candidates didn’t win the 1st, the 3rd and the 13th congressional races.
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