Man charged after trooper’s vehicle struck
A Nebraska man is facing charges after Illinois State Police experienced their tenth Move Over Law-related crash of 2025.
ISP says a trooper escaped without injury when his vehicle was struck on Interstate 55 in Livingston County Tuesday morning.
Samuel Gomez, 59, was charged with Driving Too Fast for Conditions, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and a Scott’s Law/Move Over Law violation.
Education budget hearings
The Illinois State Board of Education is inviting school leaders, teachers, parents and community advocates to testify at Fiscal Year 2027 budget meetings scheduled this fall.
ISBE says testimony at past hearings led to increased investments in evidence-based funding, career technical education and more.
The first meeting is scheduled Sept. 30 in Springfield, and virtual meetings are scheduled Oct. 16 and Oct. 21.
Chicago’s deficit grows
Chicago’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Forecast is projecting a growing deficit.
The report released by Mayor Brandon Johnson indicates a $1.15 billion budget gap, which is higher than the $1.12 billion deficit forecast at this time last year.
Among other things, the mayor’s office cited weaker-than-expected business-related tax revenues, the exhaustion of one-time reserves and pension reforms at the state level.
