Judge Iain Johnston said of The Illinois law: “SB 1909 is both stupid and very likely unconstitutional.”

Gov. JB Pritzker stated that people have negative views of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy because they haven’t gotten over their feelings from “the last year of the Trump administration, in which he did absolutely nothing to protect people from coronavirus.” Pritzker also blamed “the false rhetoric coming from the Republicans, who are pushing Facebook fakery.”

The Illinois Commerce Commission is considering several rate hikes, including two sought by the utilities Peoples Gas and Ameren Illinois, who say they are needed to fund infrastructure improvements.

In a commentary for Nature Chemistry, Morton, assistant professor for identity and justice in STEM education in the UIC College of Education, applied the framework of critical race theory to the field of chemistry, where diversity remains a particular challenge even relative to other sciences. He identified factors such as feelings of invisibility or hypervisibility in Black students, differences in financial and social capital, and lack of intersectionality in diversity programs as systemic barriers facing students, faculty and career scientists in chemistry.

Chicago’s new Mayor Brandon Johnson might actually be worse than his predecessor Lori Lightfoot. At least she provided comic relief as the city went into decay. With Johnson, all you get is a lecture about the importance of policing speech, not the streets.

Senate Bill 1515 was intended to increase protections for workers. “However, due to irreconcilable drafting errors, the bill will have an adverse effect on the workers it seeks to protect,” Pritzker’s veto message said.

“It is so confusing that even if the taxpayers paid attention, they would throw their hands up. As an accountant and someone who looks at Illinois’ finances all the time, trying to figure out Illinois’ budget numbers is like a dog trying to chase its tail.”