Amendment 1 will cost typical McLean County homeowner $1,235
Amendment 1 will cost typical McLean County homeowner $1,235
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Amendment 1 will cost typical McHenry County homeowner $2,626
Amendment 1 will cost typical McHenry County homeowner $2,626
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Madison County homeowner $646
Amendment 1 will cost typical Madison County homeowner $646
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Lake County homeowner $2,330
Amendment 1 will cost typical Lake County homeowner $2,330
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Kane County homeowner $2,256
Amendment 1 will cost typical Kane County homeowner $2,256
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Jackson County homeowner $551
Amendment 1 will cost typical Jackson County homeowner $551
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Henry County homeowner $759
Amendment 1 will cost typical Henry County homeowner $759
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Amendment 1 will cost typical DuPage County homeowner $2,125
Amendment 1 will cost typical DuPage County homeowner $2,125
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Cook County homeowner $2,933
Amendment 1 will cost typical Cook County homeowner $2,933
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Amendment 1 will cost typical Champaign County homeowner $1,012
Amendment 1 will cost typical Champaign County homeowner $1,012
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Lightfoot fights city council effort to limit $59M speed cameras
Lightfoot fights city council effort to limit $59M speed cameras
Chicago aldermen were ready to repeal the lower speed camera tolerance that generated $59 million in fines last year, but the finance committee chairman called off the meeting. Mayor Lori Lightfoot will use the delay to ‘twist peoples’ arms’ and keep the threshold low and lucrative.
Audit reveals Illinois lost nearly $2 billion to COVID-19 unemployment fraud
Audit reveals Illinois lost nearly $2 billion to COVID-19 unemployment fraud
A state audit found the Illinois Department of Employment Security lost to fraud more than half of the $3.6 billion in federal COVID-19 dollars earmarked for out-of-work Illinoisans. The full scope of the unemployment fraud remains unknown.
Chicago Teachers Union oversaw academic, enrollment drops as costs rose
Chicago Teachers Union oversaw academic, enrollment drops as costs rose
Nearly 80,000 students have left Chicago Public Schools and student proficiency rates have declined since the current leaders took over the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010. All that, and 55% higher costs.
8 Illinois metro areas fail to add jobs in April; just 1 recovers from pandemic
8 Illinois metro areas fail to add jobs in April; just 1 recovers from pandemic
Illinois’ overall job numbers continue to rise, but the recovery is spotty. Over half of the metropolitan areas failed to add jobs in April.