Category Archives: News
After ComEd patronage scandal, group calls again for independent political map-making
(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers may have missed their chance to put a question on the November ballot about redistricting reform but a fair maps advocate says the ongoing controversy over cor...
Jul 30, 2020
Durkin calls for Madigan to step down, seeks vote on new Speaker of the House
(The Center Square) - Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is calling for House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign immediately and is filing a resolution for a new vote for Speaker of the House. D...
Jul 30, 2020
Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Thursday, July 30, 2020
Additional 32,500 Illinoisans file for unemployment benefits About 32,500 people filed for initial unemployment claims last week in Illinois. That's about 4,000 fewer than the week before but brings t...
Jul 30, 2020
Op-Ed: Illinois needs good judges for civil justice reform
Some off the most important and overlooked races on the ballot this November are judicial races. As citizens, we have a responsibility to choose qualified judges for our appellate courts and circuit c...
Jul 30, 2020
UPDATE: 5 Inmates at McLean Co. Jail Tests Positive for COVID-19--Sheriff Files Suit Against Pritzker and IDOC
UPDATE: The number of people associated with the McLean County jail with confirmed cases of COVID-19 has increased to five--none of the five people have required hospitalization. According to publishe...
Jul 30, 2020
State's largest teacher unions threaten ‘health and safety strikes’
(The Center Square) - The state's two largest education unions said all options are on the table, including strikes, to make sure school districts have appropriate protections in place. The Illinois E...
Jul 29, 2020
Study gives Illinois’ school systems high marks
(The Center Square) - A new study ranking school systems across the country put Illinois among the best in the nation. The website WalletHub analyzed 33 metrics - including test scores, dropout rate, ...
Jul 29, 2020
ABC 7 VIDEO: Chicago Black Disciples Gang Leader Among 23 Charged in FEDERAL Investigation
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An alleged Chicago gang leader is among 23 individuals facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into drug and gun trafficking on the city's South Side. Among those a...
Jul 29, 2020
Corruption expert says ComEd patronage scandal comes with questions for taxpayers
(The Center Square) - A professor who studies fraud and corruption said it is good for taxpayers to see the federal government take action to punish corruption in Illinois, but he said confidence from...
Jul 29, 2020
Davis, LaHood, Butler Criticize Governor Pritzker’s New Restrictions on Youth Sports
U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Illinois State Representative Tim Butler (HD-87) today criticized Governor J.B. Pritzker's new restrictions on youth sports, whi...
Jul 29, 2020
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On the House with John Armstrong
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The show where John Armstrong and Jamie Ulrich from REMAX Rising talk about housing market in and around the Bloomington-Normal area.
