Taxpayer Philanthropy: Illinois taxpayers are funding PTSD ‘God shot’ treatments
(The Center Square) – Illinois state officials awarded more than $170,000 in taxpayer money to a nonprofit that paid for…
Foxx’s top deputy to face questions over handling of murder ‘innocence’ cases
(Legal Newsline) — One of former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's top deputies will be forced to testify under…
Manufacturers sue over law allegedly forcing them to pay pharmacies for discount drugs
(Legal Newsline) — Some of the country's largest pharmaceutical companies have taken aim at a new Illinois law they say…
Casino delays development over disagreement with Chicago council
(The Center Square) – Following threats of lost revenue to Chicago City Council over the approval of video gambling terminals,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Bill introduced to repeal digital ad tax, social media fee
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker has proposed bills that would repeal the state’s social media platform fee and…
Vacant State Armory renamed to honor former Gov. Edgar amid $122M remodel
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Armory, which sat vacant for years across the street from the State Capitol, was…
Pritzker questions property tax caps
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says local taxing bodies should stop raising property taxes, because the state is…
Pritzker urges Welch to fast-track solutions in harassment working group
(The Center Square) – While Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has faced questions from lawmakers regarding his handling of…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker signs three youth-oriented bills
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three bills he says will keep Illinois children from falling through the…
Most B-52 upgrades behind schedule or over budget, GAO finds
Ten of the 13 programs meant to keep the B-52 flying into the 2050s are over budget, behind schedule or…
Investigators find ActBlue donations inflated for many Wisconsin seniors
Two donors said they had never before made a political donation. Another said “look where I’m living” when asked if…
Senate passes government funding stopgap, leaves town
After days of drawn-out negotiations, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a short-term government funding stopgap early Saturday morning. …