Illinois

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois schools turn to retirees, substitutes, outsourcing & state grants to combat prolonged teacher shortage  “From hiring retired educators to...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker’s $300M proposal seeks to attract developers to abandoned sites that now draw only vandals  “The Pritzker administration...

Policy & Politics BALTIMORE—City Moves Closer to Creating Consumer Protection Agency The Baltimore City Council advanced a bill to establish its own consumer protection...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget  “The General Assembly’s bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. Pritzker Proposes Expanding Access to Four-Year Degrees at Community Colleges “Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined students and leadership from...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker and Illinois Dems say the state is being shorted $1.9B by Trump  “Gov. JB Pritzker and most of the...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Pritzker proposes $500M to turn state properties into development-ready sites  “A $500 million proposal by Gov. JB Pritzker to turn...

Gov. Pritzker Gives 2025 Budget Address  On Wednesday, February 19, Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his seventh annual Budget Address to a joint session of...

Labor & Employment CHICAGO — Restaurant Workers Prepare as ICE Arrests Cast Uncertainty Chicago restaurant workers are bracing for possible U.S. Immigration and Customs...