Illinois is facing a $2.7 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2020 and a $4.6 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2021, which begins in July, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on April 15. The shortfalls...
Last Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered the annual budget address to the state legislature in Springfield. He proposed not one, but two budgets: one for if the Illinois Fair Tax referendum passes...
In the Evanston winter, every hour of sun counts. But in an effort to standardize time, an Illinois Senate bill would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, lengthening days.
The bill amends the Time...
This fall, a growing number of corruption scandals have engulfed multiple state representatives in the Illinois State Legislature, including state House Speaker Mike Madigan.
Madigan has been under...
Last week, state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) chief co-sponsored a Senate bill that caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 for a 30-day supply, attempting to rein in the cost of insulin.
As insulin...
