Cook County population declines by 2,000 over 5 years, out-migration doubles
Cook County population declines by 2,000 over 5 years, out-migration doubles
Cook County’s population has dropped by 2,030 since 2011, driven by the out-migration of over 230,000 residents, on net.
By Kevin Angell
Illinois legislature passes civil asset forfeiture reform
Illinois legislature passes civil asset forfeiture reform
Civil asset forfeiture reform has now cleared the Illinois General Assembly.
By Hilary Gowins
Day 3: Illinois House and Senate adjourn special session after only 17 minutes
Day 3: Illinois House and Senate adjourn special session after only 17 minutes
Three days of special session have cost Illinois taxpayers $150,000 for less than an hour of work.
By Eric Kohn
Illinois House passes resolution encouraging tourism in the Bahamas
Illinois House passes resolution encouraging tourism in the Bahamas
State representatives passed House Resolution 290, encouraging tourism between Illinois and the Bahamas.
By Marianna Schmiesing
Illinois House passes resolution creating ‘Illinois Hospital Week’
Illinois House passes resolution creating ‘Illinois Hospital Week’
The measure would set a week aside to honor and appreciate the staff of MacNeal Hospital. The state continues without a budget.
By John Kristof
Illinois House passes resolution to issue bicentennial medallions
Illinois House passes resolution to issue bicentennial medallions
Lawmakers passed a resolution to issue commemorative medallions while the state continues to go without a budget.
By Marianna Schmiesing
Lawmakers vote to declare Southern Illinois ‘Eclipse Crossroads of America’
Lawmakers vote to declare Southern Illinois ‘Eclipse Crossroads of America’
State lawmakers still haven’t passed a budget, but the Illinois House of Representatives passed a resolution June 22 declaring Southern Illinois the “Eclipse Crossroads of America.”
By Robert Brutvan
Day 2: Illinois House and Senate adjourn special session after only 23 minutes
Day 2: Illinois House and Senate adjourn special session after only 23 minutes
Less than 43 minutes of work over two days has cost Illinois taxpayers $100,000.
By Eric Kohn
Illinois lawmakers vote to rename a portion of Roosevelt Road ‘Muhammad Ali Road’
Illinois lawmakers vote to rename a portion of Roosevelt Road ‘Muhammad Ali Road’
Instead of working to pass a budget, House representatives passed a nonbinding resolution to rename a portion of Roosevelt Road on the boundary line of Chicago and Cicero.
By John Kristof
Metra inks $2.7M in contracts to lobbyist firms
Metra inks $2.7M in contracts to lobbyist firms
Metra officials say they’ve reduced the cost of the lobbyist firms’ contracts by bringing down monthly retainer costs by 15 percent.
By Brendan Bakala
Grant Crowley
Grant Crowley
“I stopped taking a salary a long time ago so our numbers would look good. We’ve been surviving because we’re convenient. “People come to store their boats with us because we’re close to the city. It’s less fuel. It’s not worth going to Wisconsin or Michigan to pay $1,500 less for storage and maintenance. But...