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Pardoned by Trump, Rod Blagojevich has new job: Lobbying for Bosnian Serbs

By Aaron Schaffer, Beth Reinhard, Michael Birnbaum
Apr 05, 2025 4:00 am - Less than two months after President Donald Trump pardoned Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served prison time on corruption charges has be...
Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks new investment despite tariffs

By Ben Szalinski
Apr 03, 2025 3:31 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City on Wednesday, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability of the United States’ global trade.
Companies are ignoring your privacy demands. No one is stopping them.

By Shira Ovide
Apr 02, 2025 9:54 am - Companies aren’t trying very hard to give you control over your personal data. They may not even be complying with the law. That’s the conclusion from a Consumer Reports analysis released Tuesday.
Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools

By Athan Yanos
Mar 27, 2025 1:22 pm - A bill to help combat sexual violence and protect victims in Illinois schools was not assigned to a committee before the Senate committee deadline on March 21 — a necessary step in becoming a law. But its Senate sponsor has filed a letter requesting an extension on the bill past the deadline this session.
Illinois’ current sales tax system does not reflect a modern economy

By Frank Manzo IV
Mar 26, 2025 9:23 am - Tax policy is a deeply misunderstood topic. In general, most people believe that “conservative” states levy fewer taxes than states with more “left-leaning” leadership.
‘How is this going to work?’: Transit reform advocates far apart on major issues

By Marni Pyke
Mar 25, 2025 8:16 pm - State lawmakers grilled proponents Tuesday about reform bills seeking to fix the transit funding crisis.
Taxes on haircuts and miles instead of gas? Amid transit crisis, new funding ideas spring up

By Marni Pyke
Mar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - The state could study instituting a mileage-based tax compared to the current one based on gallons of gas, under a proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Mar 22, 2025 3:43 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sits at a table surrounded by University of Illinois researchers who will soon be out of work, their lab set to lose its feder...
‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff

By Marni Pyke
Mar 21, 2025 5:00 am - Transit funding shortfall could mean halving Metra service, but one suburban lawmaker says he won’t approve “a dime” without reforms.
Controversial home-school legislation passes key House test

By Molly Parker, Beth Hundsdorfer and Jade Aubrey
Mar 19, 2025 6:40 pm - After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a heated discussion over parental rights and government oversight in Illinois.

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