via Chicago Sun-Times “The cash-strapped city of Chicago paid $74.7 million in fees last year to banks, law firms and other businesses that helped it borrow money — a record tab that will rise as more fees get tallied and…
Read Morevia POLITICO “Big-money outside groups have spent more than $143 million in the presidential race in the six months since any of them were required to reveal their donors, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign and advertising records. The…
Read Morevia Chicago Sun-Times “Chicago aldermen emboldened by a once-powerful but now wounded Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday questioned just about everything on the agenda of the City Council’s Finance Committee. Routine matters that once sailed through without a whimper were…
Read Morevia Reboot Illinois “In 2011, lawmakers passed the state’s first-ever Illinois campaign contribution limit law. It was a direct reaction to the pay-to-play scandals revealed in the trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Full details of the law are listed…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “A state labor panel said last week that it will hold a hearing later this month on a complaint from the Chicago Teachers Union alleging Chicago Public Schools has failed to make good on salary increases…
Read MoreVia National Public Radio “Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in the fight of his political life. Some want him to resign. Others want a recall election. Allies, including the governor of Illinois, have distanced themselves from him. Things came to…
Read Morevia Belleville News “For the second year in a row, the U.S. Census Bureau is estimating Illinois’ population decreased, a trend that could lead to the state losing a congressional seat. In U.S. Census Bureau estimates released last month, Illinois’…
Read Morevia Reuters “Illinois’ ongoing state budget battle is being downplayed by Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration ahead of a $480 million bond sale – the state’s first in 20 months. An impasse between the Republican governor and Democratic lawmakers has left…
Read Morevia Chicago Tribune “An organization representing African-American firefighters and paramedics on Thursday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to expand its probe of the Chicago Police Department to include the Fire Department, saying hiring and disciplinary practices there are…
Read MoreICPR Board Chair Susan Garrett is quoted in this article. via Illinois News Network “Illinois’ governor proposing rewarding state workers who take fewer sick days is causing the state’s largest employees union to cry foul. A memo the governor’s office…
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