Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Report: Chicago property taxes rise 182% in 30 years – Chicago Agent Magazine Chicago’s Anti-Tourism Hotel Tax – City Journal Feds refuse to grant Mayor Brandon Johnson ally waiver to take over Chicago Housing Authority – Chicago Tribune* Push to slow increase of Chicago’s subminimum wage fails – Chicago Sun-Times IL bill requiring insurance coverage for preventative heart scans heads to Senate – WAND (Decatur) After 7 Years, CPD Now in Full Compliance With 25% of Consent Decree: Monitors – WTTW (Chicago) 9 more Chicago cops busted in PPP loan fraud probe, inspector general says – CWB Chicago Chicago suit vs oil cos. may yet survive SCOTUS ruling, judge hints – Center Square 7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two ‘ComEd Four’ defendants – Capitol News IL March mass layoffs hit Cook County hardest – Illinois Policy Civics Teacher and CTU member Froylan Jimenez: Why I choose to teach in CPS on May Day – Chicago Tribune* Proposed changes to state’s school accountability system face pushback – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo 2 found dead in Chicago home identified as widow, son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer – FOX32 (Chicago) Poll finds support, warning signs for Pritzker’s BUILD plan – Capitol News IL Chicago’s surging rents dent its cheap big city image – Chicago Tribune/Bloomberg* Illinois Supreme Court amends rules to combat unmet legal needs across state – WCIA (Champaign) Editorial: Before adding new rules on homelessness, let’s enforce the ones we have – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: John Deere Quietly Choosing Indiana and North Carolina Over Illinois, Springfield Moving to Mandate Homeless Encampments in Suburban Parks Residential conversions gain steam with sale of two downtown office buildings — plus another deal in the works – Crain’s Opinion: Illinois risks raising health care costs on employers, workers by expanding 340B – Crain’s CPD Superintendent Snelling pushes back on call to probe rising use-of-force incidents – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo IL Senate unanimously passes bill protecting domestic violence survivors from digital harassment – WAND (Decatur) Hyde Park neighbors set up “parent takeover” to try to halt expected teen takeover – CBS2 (Chicago) Chicago’s May Day Madness – Chicago Contrarian GOP candidate Bailey urges Trump to apologize to pope; bishop calls for dialogue – Center Square Two of ComEd Four released. New trial pending – Center Square Lawmaker slams Illinois tuition bill favoring illegal immigrants – Center Square Pritzker could unlock $1 billion for Illinois students – Illinois Policy Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures – Capitol News IL Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise – Capitol News IL Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints 15,600 IFT members don’t exist, according to a union filing – Illinois Policy Illinois voters back plan to shift data center energy costs, poll finds – FOX32 (Chicago) Southwest Airlines to layoff more than 100 at O’Hare – NBC5 (Chicago) Chicago’s mayor fundraises in the Bronx with former Rep. Jamaal Bowman – City and State New York Chicago’s first chief homelessness officer makes her exit – Hyde Park Herald Illinois governor calls transfer of Asian carp project to Michigan a stunt – Detroit News/Yahoo Gov. JB Pritzker defends Pope Leo after Trump blasts pontiff’s stances on Iran – NBC5 (Chicago) SB 3138: The Mental Health Industry’s Latest Power Grab – Illinois Family Inst. Illinois proposal would give unemployment benefits to striking workers – Center Square Chicago leaders push Meta for stronger action on teen gatherings – FOX32 (Chicago) Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city’s mayor and school leaders – AP/Yahoo News IL House Democrats pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities – WAND (Decatur) What Peoria congressman Darin LaHood said about Trump’s feud with pope – Peoria Journal Star Inside an Earthrise peaker plant, a key to connecting Will County solar farms to the grid – Chicago Tribune* Chicago Board of Education member Jennifer Custer: Chicago’s students and working families shouldn’t pay the price for political theater – Chicago Tribune* City Council panel advances ban on cops joining Proud Boys, other extremist groups – Chicago Sun-Times State House passes 133 bills, many potential impacts for Illinoisans – Center Square Illinois has most government units, but consolidation brings challenges – Center Square Wirepoints Home