Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Paul Vallas: Pritzker’s Opportunity to Help Children and Send the CTU a Message – John Kass News Wirepoints Home Illinois bill limits how social media companies can target feeds to children – Capitol News IL Former Champaign Co. board member indicted by federal grand jury for COVID unemployment benefit fraud – WAND (Decatur) Illinois passes $56 billion budget – The Bond Buyer Chicago’s ShotSpotter replacement debate stalls during City Council Public Safety Committee meeting – WGNTV (Chicago) Chicago mayoral election looms in 2027 – NBC5 (Chicago) New Illinois bill helps homeowners at risk of losing home over unpaid property tax – The RealDeal Detention centers, exoneree restitution, foster care protections among final bills to pass – Capitol News IL Lawmakers punt on housing supply as prices up 48% since 2019 – Illinois Policy Commentary: ‘Teen takeovers’ are result of negligence of Chicago’s ‘forgotten’ children – Chicago Sun-Times The Relentless, Heartbreaking Work of Investigating Illinois Train Crashes – The Memo Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles Mayoral Race Offers Chicago a Blueprint Illinois passes record $55.9 billion budget, with over $800 million in tax increases – Illinois Policy Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push – Capitol News IL Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment – Chicago Sun-Times Paul Vallas: Kim Foxx’s Mass Vacatur of Murder Convictions Demands Federal Scrutiny – Chicago Contrarian Dozens protest federal immigration arrest in Albany Park – FOX32 (Chicago) Chicago Taxpayers Groomed to Accept Massive Wrongful-Conviction Payouts – Restoration News Debt burden, pensions burden Chicago Public Schools – Center Square Mayor Brandon Johnson continues push to keep Bears in Chicago after Illinois lawmakers punt on stadium deal – CBS2 (Chicago) Judge removed ankle monitor 2 weeks before teen shot and killed man in Back of the Yards, prosecutors say – CWB Chicago Consumer advocacy groups oppose Illinois American Water $142.4M rate hike and potential major acquisition – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois House Republican Leader on State Budget, Bears and Local Government Funding – WTTW (Chicago) Illinois Passed A Law To Keep ICE Out Of Courthouses. It’s Not Working – Block Club Chicago Durbin, Duckworth call for Chicago’s U.S. attorney to resign – NewsNation Tax Breaks for the Rich – Eric Allie for Illinois Policy Illinois slaps limits on non-lawyer investor power in law firms – Center Square ‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library – The Guardian Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces campaign for Mayor of Chicago – CBS2 (Chicago) Illinois’ ‘swipe fee’ law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling – Capitol News IL Illinois ranks in top 10 for state and local taxes – Illinois Policy Column: State revenues keep going up, but so do state taxes – Champaign News-Gazette Chicago cop killing suspect sent back to jail by judge who previously freed him under controversial bail law – FOX News Ald. Desmon Yancy: Chicago’s response to the recurring crisis of ‘teen takeovers’ is inadequate – Chicago Tribune* Judge says federal rule blocks IL from banning ‘swipe fees’ – Legal Newsline Chicago’s new human relations chair hopes to build bridges to Jewish community Illinois House Speaker on AI Regulation, Bears Stadium Incentives – WTTW (Chicago) At least 9 arrests reported after ‘teen takeover’ in Naperville – NBC5 (Chicago) As City of Chicago’s first executive-level director of LGBTQ+ affairs, Antonio King gives louder voice to community – CBS2 (Chicago) Bill loosens in-state tuition requirements – Center Square $45M included in budget for previously unfunded property tax relief – Center Square Chicago Mayor Misses the Spot on ShotSpotter – Chicago Contrarian Chicago high school faces outcry after axing Arabic program – FOX News Illinois’ Proposed Notice Rules for Complying with Workplace AI Anti-Discrimination Law – JD Supra Understanding Municipal Debt: A Case Study of the Chicago Public Schools – The Civic Federation No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration – Chicago Sun-Times Pastor Corey Brooks: Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out – FOX News Two top Mayor Brandon Johnson aides had ties to tech consultant at center of hiring, contracting scandal – Chicago Sun-Times Questions loom after data center legislation stalls – Center Square