IL Sunshine Weekly: Illinois Presidential Primary

The Republican Debate: What to Look For

via The New York Times “Donald J. Trump has won three nominating contests in a row, and Thursday night’s face-off in Houston is the last best chance for his rivals to slow him down before Super Tuesday next week, when…

Illinois Budget Battle Leads Moody’s to Downgrade Several State Universities

via The Washington Post “An epic budget battle in Illinois led Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade the credit rating of three of the state’s public universities late Wednesday, the latest setback for schools that have been starved of funding for…

Should Obama Appoint Brian Sandoval to the Supreme Court?

via The Atlantic “Waving off Republican senators who say they won’t consider any Supreme Court nominee, President Obama is forging ahead with vetting candidates to nominate as the next justice, replacing Antonin Scalia. Some of the names widely suspected to…

British Owner Won’t Let City Take Over Chicago Post Office

via FOX 32 “A project manager for the British developer who owns the massive Old Main Post Office in Chicago says he won’t just let the city take over the vacant and deteriorating structure. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said the city…

Madigan Talks Fair Maps and Redistricting

via FOX Illinois “As the Independent Map group gets closer to getting their amendment on the ballot for 2016, the state’s top Democrat is offering a little bit of insight as to why he’s not immediately supporting it. Speaker Madigan says…

Illinois Supreme Court Makes Courtroom Cameras Policy Permanent

via Chicago Sun-Times “Declaring a four-year pilot program a success, the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday announced a permanent policy allowing media cameras into courtrooms around the state. The Supreme Court launched the experimental pilot program in January 2012. Since…

House GOP Leader Seeks Compromise in Rauner Budget Plan

via The State-Journal Registrar “The top Republican in the Illinois House says there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing. Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told…