Illinois, the sixth most populous U.S. state with 12.5 million residents, was one of six states that had undercounts of its population, according to the Census Bureau. Among the omissions were residents in nursing homes, dorms, homeless shelters, residential treatment facilities and jails, the governor said in one of two letters submitted to the Census Bureau. “Because of an inaccurate census count, the state of Illinois received inadequate federal funding for Medicare, affordable housing, homeland security and a number of other essential programs,” said Alex Gough, a spokesperson for the governor’s office.

He says, of the U.S. Supreme Court, “…the highest court in the land, the lowest standard of ethics.”

The Semrad Law Firm, which advertises as DebtStoppers, got millions in taxpayer-backed PPP loans while cutting U.S. staff and employing a Bulgarian company in which the law firm’s leaders have an ownership stake.

Jim Dey: “Pritzker said he wants to let ‘the world know Illinois is the best place to live, work and do business.’ That might be a tough sell for a state with a multitude of problems, including a reputation as unfriendly to business investment and expansion.”

“Illinois operates seven centers that are home to about 1,600 residents and run from the bottom to the top of the state. They have been the subject of roughly 200 criminal investigations into employee misconduct since 2012…But it’s a sad state of affairs when cameras are required to protect residents of these facilities from those who are supposed to be looking out for their welfare. Under the category of ‘particularly surprising’ comes the news that chieftains have retained the top three managers at Choate after promising, among other things, new leadership.”

“’The politics of it, we are weak right now. We are weak to the world. I hate to say it, but this administration is.’ (McCarthy said.)…We talked of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx who does not like prosecuting criminals and putting repeat violent offenders in prison lest they attack others. We talked of the difference of the Sen. Joe Biden who was once tough on crime and

In a new filing with the Illinois Supreme Court, former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore contends she engaged in no wrongdoing despite a jury’s unanimous verdict against her in a nine-count criminal indictment: “the jury verdicts can be equally understood as findings that [she] engaged in entirely legal conduct.”

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills last month aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use. Two other bills environmental advocates say are important steps to improving reusable systems and minimizing waste are still awaiting his signature.