Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Wirepoints Home Illinois lawmaker warns medical records bill could delay care – Center Square Trump DOJ investigating ‘gender ideology’ in 3 dozen Illinois school districts – Capitol News IL Ghosts of stadiums past haunt Chicago Bears quest for a new stadium deal – Chicago Tribune* Illinois in line for $148.8M opioid settlement payout from Purdue Pharma – WBEZ (Chicago) Thousands Take To Chicago Streets For May Day Demonstrations – Block Club Chicago ComEd files to recover $234 million in added costs, but electricity delivery charges set to decrease next year – Chicago Tribune* Gov. Pritzker’s affordable housing plan tests his relationship with local leaders – Chicago Sun-Times DePaul launches ‘journalism and racial justice’ center with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot – College Fix CPS students and teachers mark civic day of action as thousands march in solidarity with workers – WBEZ (Chicago) Illinois Will Hold the Trump Administration Accountable – JB Pritzker on Substack Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker explores something new in a 2028 run: Raising money – NBC News Cook County prosecutor fights to block exonerated people from clearing their names – Injustice Watch Five years in, key parts of Illinois police reform law still not fully implemented – Hyde Park Herald Rich Miller: Progressives demand more for social services as Bears stadium deal gains steam – Chicago Sun-Times Sen. Chapin Rose files bill to allow IL police to coordinate with immigration authorities – WAND (Decatur) Durbin calls probe ‘sham’; state lawmaker backs transparency – Center Square Independent tax tribunal faces elimination by Pritzker budget proposal – Center Square Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students – Capitol News IL Paul Vallas: Is it too much to ask the city and state to protect police, witnesses and victims? – John Kass News Arne Duncan and Bibb Hubbard: If Chicago wants to reduce absenteeism, start with families – Chicago Tribune* Illinois mulls change allowing pension investment in anti-Israel companies – Center Square Gov. Pritzker pausing public duties after health procedure – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois lawmakers sandwich in less crucial bills – Illinois Policy Column: ‘Millionaire tax’ plan goes away, but will be back another day – Champaign News-Gazette Chicago gates several beach parking lots – Axios Local governments come out swinging against more housing – A City That Works Illinois Reps Ramirez and Garcia lead effort in Congress to raise US minimum wage to $25 an hour – WTVO (Rockford) Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall – Capitol News IL Dozens of Illinois schools being investigated by DOJ – NBC5 (Chicago) Brandon Johnson’s budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks – Chicago Sun-Times Hundreds of jailed illegal aliens released back onto Illinois streets despite ICE detainers, records show – FOX News Top Illinois Democrats call U.S. Supreme Court ruling on voting rights a ‘crushing blow to our democracy’ – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling – Capitol News IL Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more Chicago reparations advocates say federal gov morally owes ‘7 quadrillion dollars’ in slave labor – FOX News Illinois unemployment rate, payroll jobs both up in March – WCIA (Champaign) New report shows violent retail crime on the rise in Illinois – CBS2 (Chicago) SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago Police officer – Capitol News IL Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients – Capitol News IL U.S. Supreme Court decision puts brakes on Illinois redistricting amendment – Illinois Policy Ald. Knudsen proposes banning city employees from using inside info to bet on prediction market apps – Chicago Sun-Times 5 things to know about Illinois’ new school rating system -Illinois Policy Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas settle with state for $125 million for raising prices for ‘ineligible’ projects – Chicago Sun-Times A Blow to our Democracy from a Broken Supreme Court – JB Pritzker on Substack JB Pritzker: Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Turning U.S. into ‘Banana Republic’ – Breitbart Illinois commission recommends investigating federal immigration agents for misconduct and criminal charges – NBC News Asbestos lawsuits up nationally, totals down in Madison, St. Clair: New report – Legal Newsline Friends for 25 years: The judge who freed a cop killer and the chief judge who couldn’t fix an ankle monitor program are under fire together – CWB Chicago Proposal advances in Illinois legislation that would require business to accept more cash – WMBD (Peoria)