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A little-noticed bill awaiting action from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker could become one of the most consequential employment discrimination laws of 2026.
Illinois based Liberty Justice Center lost donors because it successfully challenged the president’s global tariffs.
Vistra Corp. intends to close power plants in Baldwin, Kincaid and Newton, affecting 304 employees, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The company cited economic, environmental and regulatory factors.
First announced in 2024, Gov. JB Pritzker has made the quantum computing campus one of his administration’s signature economic initiatives, investing $500 million in the park. In April, IBM announced it would create 750 full-time jobs at the campus by 2030 in exchange for an estimated $19 million in state income tax credits.
“Our community doesn’t need more monuments or political nostalgia. It suffers from a culture that too often excuses personal responsibility, rewards dependency and trades faith for false political hope. … Our children don’t need a distant tower to admire. They need mentors teaching trades, discipline, fatherhood, education and the God-given dignity of work.”
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