
How admittedly corrupt ex-Illinois lawmakers get to keep their pensions
Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to ex-lawmakers who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.
Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to ex-lawmakers who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.
Many questions asked in the WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times People’s Agenda survey were about pocket-book issues facing Chicagoans, such as rising property taxes.
In his annual budget address, the Illinois governor cautioned against “a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her challengers have focused on how to reduce crime as a way to bolster the city’s economy.
The Patient and Provider Health Act also requires insurers to cover gender-affirming hormone medications, abortion-inducing drugs and medication to safeguard against an HIV exposure.
Illinois is now the ninth state to generally ban assault weapons. Lawmakers also pushed through support for out-of-state patients who seek abortion care.
The legislation, which needs final Illinois House approval, would ban the sale, manufacture and delivery of assault rifles like the one used to kill seven people in Highland Park.
About six months after the Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill to ban assault weapons.
You may know White because his name is on your driver’s license or you’ve seen his tumblers at parades. But there’s a lot more to White’s legendary political career as it comes to an end.
Illinois law allows the former House speaker to keep seeking campaign contributions even though he’s facing charges that he used his office to enrich himself and his allies.