6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (598+ words) The online reporting period for the Aurora special census has ended, and residents in certain areas of the city can expect U.S. Census Bureau field workers to be knocking on doors in their neighborhood beginning in mid-September. The special census is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey has shown extremely troubling behavior recently. That’s why I’m calling for his removal and a complete overhaul of ethics oversight in Illinois. Last week, McCuskey made a number of inappropriate statements during an interview on…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday that places guardrails on a drug discount program that hospitals and other healthcare providers say they rely on to help them care for vulnerable patients. The new law prohibits drugmakers from…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (548+ words) As Calumet City prepares for budget discussions to begin, the City Council voted Wednesday to transfer $4 million from a 2023 bond to help overcome its backlog of bills. The city last month approved a plan to pay back the $8 million owed…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (945+ words) A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections block independent candidate Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez from the ballot in the 4th Congressional District contest to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García. The recommendation determined Sigcho-Lopez did not gather enough…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (429+ words) A hearing officer for the state Board of Elections is recommending to the board that independent candidate Mayra Macías be blocked from running for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District in the contest to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García. A…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (723+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson took an early jab at budget opponents Tuesday, revealing a set of revenues backed by what he dubbed the “corporate caucus” in this year’s budget have so far come up $130 million short. Still to come is a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (726+ words) Ana Guajardo said she keeps telling people “it’s not over, it’s not over,” referring to the federal immigration enforcement surge last fall, known as Operation Midway Blitz. Guajardo, executive director for the United Workers Center, said she has seen immigration…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (386+ words) “Over the past year, Illinois AFL-CIO affiliates and union members from across Illinois consistently voiced frustrations about the lack of progress around our core legislative priorities,” Tim Drea, president of the state’s largest umbrella organization for organized labor and its…...