Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Wirepoints Home Pastor Corey Brooks: Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out – FOX News Judge says federal rule blocks IL from banning ‘swipe fees’ – Legal Newsline Ald. Desmon Yancy: Chicago’s response to the recurring crisis of ‘teen takeovers’ is inadequate – Chicago Tribune* Two top Mayor Brandon Johnson aides had ties to tech consultant at center of hiring, contracting scandal – Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Brandon Johnson Takes Victory Lap After State Budget Green Lights Digital Ad Tax – WTTW (Chicago) Cell-phone ban, loosening foreign language requirements among education bills to pass – Capitol News IL Federal Share of State Budgets Continues Decline From Pandemic Highs – Pew Tax Breaks for the Rich – Eric Allie for Illinois Policy Pritzker’s record: Illinois jobs growth ranks last among big states – Illinois Policy Paul Vallas: Kim Foxx’s Mass Vacatur of Murder Convictions Demands Federal Scrutiny – Chicago Contrarian Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment – Chicago Sun-Times Gov. JB Pritzker’s multiunit housing plans for Illinois stall in Springfield’s spring session – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza: CPS educators, we understand your frustration – Chicago Tribune* Illinois Legislature bans new immigration detention centers near homes and schools – Chicago Sun-Times Pension buyout extension passes, forecast to save $1.4 billion – Illinois Policy Mayor Johnson to introduce measure to protect Chicago renters – Chicago Sun-Times Pope Leo meets with Chicago’s far-left mayor, George Floyd’s family lawyer at the Vatican – FOX News City To Collect $440k In Fines From ‘Rogue’ Bus Companies That Brought Migrants To Chicago – Block Club Chicago 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 $55.9 billion budget includes new taxes, ‘no property tax relief’ – Center Square Column: A visit to soon-to-open Obama center won’t exactly be cheap – Champaign News-Gazette 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 Illinois pension divestment repeal sparks debate over free speech – IPM News 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 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 lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push – Capitol News IL Illinois Adopts a New Junk Fee Ban Act – JD Supra 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 Taxpayer watchdog calls for accountability after helicopter prom controversy in Markham – Center Square