Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Wirepoints Home Column: A visit to soon-to-open Obama center won’t exactly be cheap – Champaign News-Gazette Gov. JB Pritzker’s multiunit housing plans for Illinois stall in Springfield’s spring session – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois lawmakers delay credit card swipe fee law – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois law to immediately revoke massage licenses if convicted of sex offenses goes to Pritzker’s desk – CBS2 (Chicago) Pritzker touts state spending to cover federal cuts in passed budget – Center Square Illinois lawmakers give raises to diversity commissioners they criticized – Center Square ‘We didn’t have time’: Pritzker, leaders defend adjourning without Bears deal – Capitol News IL Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Pritzker Extracted $162 Billion in Additional Taxes From Illinois Residents While State Remains 50th in Bond Ratings, Fiscal Cliff Ahead Illinois pension divestment repeal sparks debate over free speech – IPM News $55.9 billion budget includes new taxes, ‘no property tax relief’ – Center Square Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill to Bar Private Equity Control of Law Firms – Wall Street Journal/MSN Welcome to Evanston, where woke never died – The Economist Paul Vallas: Kim Foxx’s Mass Vacatur of Murder Convictions Demands Federal Scrutiny – Chicago Contrarian Chicago Plans $19.2 Million Purchase Of Greyhound Station To Save Bus Service – Block Club Chicago New transit law takes effect as CTA, Metra, Pace enter new era – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois’ ‘back-to-school sales tax holiday’ will return for 2026 – NBC5 (Chicago) Clueless Federal Prosecutors Feed Chicago’s Radical Left – Martin Preib’s Crooked CIty Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records – Capitol News IL Rideshare drivers could unionize in Illinois under bill passed by General Assembly – Capitol News IL Editorial: Chicago Public Schools’ COVID recovery story doesn’t survive a closer look – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo 18 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across Chicago – ABC7 (Chicago) Column: New Illinois GOP boss says party rebuild a long-term project – Champaign News-Gazette Illinois to require bell-to-bell student phone ban in public schools – Center Square Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push – Capitol News IL Hail Mary effort to keep Bears in Illinois centers around local stadium authority – Capitol News IL Schools to get funding increase, but less than some had urged – Capitol News IL Illinois passes record $55.9 billion budget, with over $800 million in tax increases – Illinois Policy Illinois set to suspend gas tax hike but sweep $150M in sales taxes – Illinois Policy Report calls out Illinois, Midwest for hidden data center tax breaks – Jacksonville Journal-Courier Illinois child social media safety plan heads to Senate floor – WAND (Decatur) Illinois lawmakers pass bills curbing insurance rate hikes – Crain’s Illinois bill would loosen many local financial reporting requirements – The Bond Buyer Pension buyout extension passes, forecast to save $1.4 billion – Illinois Policy Taxpayer watchdog calls for accountability after helicopter prom controversy in Markham – Center Square Elk Grove Village offers buyers a chance to enter raffle for single-family homes – NBC5 (Chicago) Residents sue over $20 billion Joliet data center, saying it would tap a strained aquifer and draw Hoover Dam-level power – Yahoo News Attorney General Kwame Raoul Urges Court To Uphold Block On Unlawful National Guard Deployment In Washington, D.C. – RiverBender (Alton) POWER Act data center regulation won’t move forward this spring – Capitol News IL Mayor Johnson responds after President Trump criticized his meeting with Pope Leo – CBS2 (Chicago) Illinois K-2 expulsion ban heads to Pritzker’s desk – WAND (Decatur) Illinois lawmakers pass bill to help homeowners catch up with property taxes before losing their homes – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois lawmakers roll out $55B budget plan as Bears stadium talks back to square one on final day of session – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Mayor Brandon Johnson predicts revival of faith in Chicago following Vatican trip – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Paul Vallas: Chicago Mayor’s Political Ideology Is Costing Lives – Chicago Contrarian John Kass: The Return of Vox Populi IL Senate passes bill providing resources for youth repeat gun offenders, sends plan to Pritzker – WAND (Decatur) DJs, Dancing, Double Dutch and More Set for Obama Center Grand Opening – East Wing Magazine Illinois Adopts a New Junk Fee Ban Act – JD Supra