Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Government leaders statewide call for cashless bail reform after CPD officer killed – Center Square Hundreds of jailed illegal aliens released back onto Illinois streets despite ICE detainers, records show – FOX News Illinois no-cash bail law ‘utterly manipulated’ by violent offenders, Chicago alderman says after cop’s killing – FOX News Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling – Capitol News IL Top Illinois Democrats call U.S. Supreme Court ruling on voting rights a ‘crushing blow to our democracy’ – Chicago Sun-Times 1,000s of Chicago MS, HS Students Expected to Join May 1 Union-Driven Day of Action – The 74 Million Constitutional tests await IL Dems’ race-based district plan – Legal Newsline Editorial: A self-inflicted energy crisis is brewing in northern Illinois thanks to Springfield – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Local Agencies Adjust Their Approaches Amid Concerns Over CTA Crime – WTTW (Chicago) Illinois Lawmakers Discuss Budget, Policy Before End of Spring Session – WTTW (Chicago) CPS projected to end school year with $45M deficit as budget challenges persist – Chicago Sun-Times Months After Late Property Tax Bills, Thousands in Cook County Are Still Waiting – Illinois Answers Project Feds drop conspiracy charge against ‘Broadview Six’ ICE protesters, who still face trial for impeding officer – Chicago Sun-Times Distressed loan for West Monroe Street office tower sold at steep discount – Crain’s Judge denies attempt to kick temporary workers at ISU off the job as AFSCME strike continues – WGLT (NPR at ISU) IBM will bring innovation hub, 750 new jobs to Chicago’s quantum park – Capitol News IL Cities share projects in progress, completed with COVID money expiring – WICS (Springfield) Illinois Senate Democrats pass right to mask bill, send plan to House – WAND (Decatur) Logan County board to revisit moratorium on data centers – WICS (Springfield) Iran conflict, refinery disruption play roles as Illinois gas price passes $4.50. – Center Square Guest Commentary: Mayor Johnson, Let Me Give You a Tip – John Kass News Parents of Loyola student shot dead in Chicago vow to “get justice” as suspect pleads not guilty – CBS2 (Chicago) Illinois Running Out of Time to Put Millionaires Tax on Ballot – Bloomberg Tax Pritzker Defends Nazi Reference to Trump Admin.: ‘Much of What I Said Has Been Proven to Be True’ – Breitbart Illinois Supreme Court Accused of Double Standard in Judge’s Removal Over Pro-Trump Comments – Legal Insurrection Chicago home prices rising at 5 times the speed of the nation’s – Crain’s Illinois bill to pay striking workers raises business alarm – Crain’s Editorial: Indianapolis acts on school consolidation. Chicago refuses, despite a projected deficit. – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo With cop killer case, Chief Judge’s electronic monitoring overhaul appears to have failed in spectacular fashion – CWB Chicago Overtime Cost Chicago Taxpayers $544.4M in 2025, Including $285.8M for Police, Down 6.3% From 2024 – WTTW (Chicago) JB Pritzker May Be Running for More Than Governor – Time Magazine An Illinois governor-backed bill to restrict school cell phone use gains momentum – Chalkbeat Chicago Chicago Rolls Out $16.2 Million Street Squad To Tackle Mental Health Crisis – Hoodline Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois – Illinois Policy Judge pointed to SAFE-T Act, freed suspected cop killer on ankle monitor ‘over the state’s rigorous objection’ – CWB Chicago ‘Does not work’: Cook County State’s Attorney decries electronic monitoring system as broken – NBC5 (Chicago) Commentary: The new dawn of federal anti-violence initiatives in Chicago – Chicago Tribune* Opinion: The case for a California-style property tax overhaul here in Illinois – Crain’s Age checks, algorithm regulations proposed to shield Illinois kids online – Center Square Planned Blue Island Data Center Draws Concerns From Southwest Siders – Block Club Chicago Chicago Prosecutor Eileen O’Neill Burke Refuses to Join the Anti-Trump Mob – Chicago Contrarian Pastor Corey Brooks: Chicago’s South Side is drowning in excuses, dependency and decay – FOX News Illinois Senate to consider megaprojects after Pritzker calls out amusement tax – Center Square Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan – Center Square Illinois Reps Ramirez and Garcia lead effort in Congress to raise US minimum wage to $25 an hour – WTVO Red State – as in, red tape – Eric Allie for Illinois Policy Drought causing ongoing concerns about Illinois water supply amid data center debate – Capitol News IL Seventh Circuit Ruling Curbs BIPA Damages for Illinois Businesses – JD Supra Gov. JB Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion – Illinois Policy Wirepoints Home