Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Commentary: Illinois has all the advantages to make it an economic leader, not a laggard – Crain’s Massive 6,100-acre solar project approved in Illinois after tense county vote – Yahoo News Paul Vallas: Chicago should sue to overturn the parking meter deal – Illinois Policy Crowds prompt large police response at Chicago’s 57th Street Beach amid teen takeover plans- ABC7 (Chicago) University of Illinois medical school pushes ‘equitable assessments’ for professors – Campus Reform ‘We will be left out and left behind’: Senate GOP urges action on school choice bills – Capitol News IL Bill requiring businesses to pay employees during jury duty sent to Pritzker’s desk – WAND (Decatur) Chicago Teachers Union political director running for school board president – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Veterans gather downtown to protest Iran war, Trump administration actions – Chicago Tribune* Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints Treasurer’s study finds sprawling and ‘murky’ tax impacts from Illinois megaprojects plan to benefit Bears – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Chicago PD reporting lowest number of fatal shootings in at least 16 years during Memorial Day weekend – Chicago Sun-Times 10 provisions in the latest Illinois cannabis omnibus bill – Capitol News IL llinois Abortion advocates urge additional reproductive health support from Illinois – NPR IL Bill to let felons vote from prison draws criticism from Republicans – Center Square Educators defeat Chicago Teachers Union’s proposed dues hike – Illinois Policy Calumet City lays off 46 employees amid budget shortfall – NBC5 (Chicago) IL Supreme Court again turns aside challenge to state’s FOID law – Legal Newsline The Obama Presidential Center Is Finally Here. Prepare to Pay Up. – Wall Street Journal Editorial: What’s really at stake in the Pritzker-Johnson cold war – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Illinois lawmakers consider grants or loans for Chicago businesses devastated by Operation Midway Blitz – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Obama Center expects 700K visitors annually as local businesses eager for promised economic boost – ABC7 (Chicago) Chicago teachers reject union’s $8.5M dues hike in historic vote – The Last Ward Illinois members of Congress react to rising costs, continued Iran conflict – WEEK (Peoria) It’s Panic Time for Illinois Politicians as Indiana Bears Stadium Looms – Sports Illustrated Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans, but we’re not eating them. – Capitol News IL Commentary: Illinois is closed for business – Northwest Indiana Times Illinois DHS appointment sparks backlash over alleged voter registration mailer practices – Center Square Teens shot, officers hit by car in violent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago – CBS2 (Chicago) Riders intervene as felon attacks woman on CTA bus, police say – CWB Chicago Wirepoints Home SCOTUS turns away Palatine HS teacher fired over anti-BLM Facebook posts – Legal Newsline Scalise urges Pritzker to ‘look at the man in the mirror’ after he blames Trump for political violence – FOX News Dr. Simi appears alongside Gov. Pritzker at Sueños Music Festival – Chicago Sun-Times Teen in custody after relative stops alleged Plainfield elementary school shooting plot – CBS2 (Chicago) City Council approves $54.7M tax break to jump-start United Center development – Chicago Sun-Times CPD Supt. Larry Snelling says parents should play bigger role in stopping “teen takeovers” – CBS2 (Chicago) When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that – Capitol News IL Neighbors fed up after ‘teen takeover’ on Near West Side – WGNTV (Chicago) Video shows moment Chicago man allegedly used SUV as weapon against ICE agent, prosecutors say – FOX News Mayor Brandon Johnson releases statement after giant teen gathering ends with 13 arrested, 5 CPD officers hurt – NBC5 (Chicago) Mayor Brandon Johnson’s health commissioner exits – Chicago Tribune* Lawmakers looking to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in Illinois – WCIA (Champaign) Illinois dual office holding debate intensifies amid Calumet funding, ethics concerns – Center Square Progressive governance is a constant struggle, a 3-year check-in with Mayor Johnson – The Triibe Illinois Dems seek to expand post-release convict support, housing – Center Square Rich Miller: Safety-net hospitals, programs for homeless people could face cuts by Illinois – Chicago Sun-Times Bill regulating powerful AI models advances – Capitol News IL Lifeguard (not) On Duty – Eric Allie for Illinois Policy Biometrics privacy law’s territorial reach limited, appeals court says – Center Square