Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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) Report: Chicago property taxes rise 182% in 30 years – Chicago Agent Magazine Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city’s mayor and school leaders – AP/Yahoo News Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints 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 High energy prices, federal dollars turn nuke subsidies into ratepayer relief in northern Illinois – Capitol News IL Faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield continues into second week – Capitol News IL Wirepoints Home 15,600 IFT members don’t exist, according to a union filing – Illinois Policy Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker – Illinois Policy Taxpayers face $9.5M settlement tied to alleged coerced confession by onetime CPD detective – Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Spent $58.8M on Police Overtime in 3 Months, 3% Less Than Last Year: Watchdog – WTTW (Chicago) Attorney General Raoul Announces Settlement With Norwegian Cruise Line Over Business Practices During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – RiverBender (Alton) When a Juvenile Points a Loaded Gun at a Family, the Public Deserves the Truth – The Memo ‘Toll-Free in ’73’? Illinois tolls cost drivers $27 billion since then – Illinois Policy Matteson restaurant owner’s viral message on teen takeovers gets supportive response from parents – NBC5 (Chicago) Editorial: Another public pension boost is last thing Illinois needs – Champaign News-Gazette Illinois bill would mandate infant allergy coverage, with unclear cost impact – Center Square Illinois could limit how local governments treat homeless people on the streets – Yahoo News/WBHF Gov. JB Pritzker’s ambitious housing plan for Illinois: More four-flats, looser rules – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Chicago Archdiocese says CPS cut funding for students with disabilities – WGNTV (Chicago) Trump admin moves Great Lakes Asian carp project from Illinois, Pritzker claims a ‘political stunt’ – FOX32 (Chicago) Chicago’s Anti-Tourism Hotel Tax – City Journal 1 dead, 25 injured in Chicago weekend shootings – CBS2 (Chicago) State Rep. Brandun Schweizer reacts to Gov JB Pritzker’s comments on property taxes – Commercial-News (Danville)/Yahoo Protesters Wield Sex Toys Outside ICE Facility In Broadview For ‘Operation Dildo Blitz’ – Block Club Chicago Mapped: Where Wealth Is Moving in America – Visual Capitalist Another day of learning lost – Eric Allie for Illinois Policy Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program – Center Square Wisconsin sheriff sues Skokie woman for defamation over claims of immigration detention – CBS2 (Chicago) New Illinois bill targets large online platforms with digital advertising tax – WTVO (Rockford) IL House unanimously passes utility bill transparency plan – WAND (Decatur) House Speaker backs millionaires tax, but Democrats split over how much to devote to property tax relief – WBEZ (Chicago) ‘Painful to watch’: Several colleges in central Illinois have closed – State Journal-Register (Springfield) Chicago refused to pay Bucktown woman when rusty light pole snapped, damaged her car – CBS2 (Chicago) How to Address Chicago’s Affordable Housing Needs – Chicago Contrarian