Chicago now requires COVID-19 vaccination, ID for public venues
Chicago now requires COVID-19 vaccination, ID for public venues
Planning an evening out in Chicago? You now need proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a photo ID to get in most places.
Chicago’s speed cameras ticket 8X faster after limit drops to 6 mph
Chicago’s speed cameras ticket 8X faster after limit drops to 6 mph
Chicago’s speed cameras in 10 months churned out nearly as many tickets as the prior 3 years combined, handing every city household 2.2 tickets. The 8-fold spike came immediately after the city started ticketing at 6 mph over the limit.
New Years Day: Pritzker in crisis
New Years Day: Pritzker in crisis
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Christmas Vacation: Pension debt
Illinois loses resident every 4 minutes, 18 seconds: like Springfield vanishing each year
Illinois loses resident every 4 minutes, 18 seconds: like Springfield vanishing each year
More Illinoisans fled for other states from July 2020-July 2021 than during any other year in recorded history, driving the state’s record population decline.
Moving vans leave Illinois at over 9-times rate of other Midwestern states
Moving vans leave Illinois at over 9-times rate of other Midwestern states
Illinois suffered the largest population decline in the Midwest and of neighboring states during 2021.
Unions flood politicians with cash: How it buys clout in Illinois General Assembly
Unions flood politicians with cash: How it buys clout in Illinois General Assembly
Government unions in Illinois have tremendous power. Most are allowed to go on strike and can bargain over virtually anything.1 It creates an uneven playing field, with unions able to demand costly provisions in their contracts and threaten to strike – denying Illinoisans needed services – to get what they want.2 Until recently, the potential...
Christmas: Wish in one hand…
Christmas: Wish in one hand…
Vaccination proof, ID required to enter Chicago restaurants, bars, gyms
Vaccination proof, ID required to enter Chicago restaurants, bars, gyms
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new mandate will require Chicagoans ages 5 and older to prove they received a COVID-19 vaccination and to show a photo ID before entering restaurants, bars and gyms starting Jan. 3.
Ep. 17: Getting a legislative win with Austin Berg
Ep. 17: Getting a legislative win with Austin Berg
Guest: Austin Berg
Illinois breaks record for population loss, outmigration in 2021
Illinois breaks record for population loss, outmigration in 2021
Despite a higher-than-expected 2020 population count, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Illinoisans moving away was the sole reason for the state’s record loss of the equivalent of nearly everyone in Springfield.
Amendment 1 could undermine 11 DCFS provisions aimed at protecting children
Amendment 1 could undermine 11 DCFS provisions aimed at protecting children
Amendment 1 would allow unions to override provisions put in place for the protection of the children Illinois is supposed to be safeguarding.
Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate upheld for Chicago firefighters, city workers
Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate upheld for Chicago firefighters, city workers
The ruling upholding Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccination mandate for city workers, except police, sets a precedent ahead of arbitration between the city and more than 20 Chicago labor unions.