House Democrats file bill to repeal Cook County soda tax

By Brendan Bakala

08/16/2017

House Bill 4083 is the second bill in the Illinois General Assembly to propose getting rid of Cook County’s unpopular soda tax.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, soda tax

Phelps’ choice: $5M more for local schools or a Chicago bailout?

By Ted Dabrowski

08/16/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: Brandon Phelps, education, Senate Bill 1

Rauner signs local government consolidation bill

By Brendan Bakala

08/16/2017

Senate Bill 3 marks an important step in the right direction for local government consolidation, but there’s more to be done.

TAGS: consolidation, local government, local government consolidation, property taxes

New bill would outlaw Cook County soda tax

By Brendan Bakala

08/15/2017

House Bill 4082 would ban Illinois home rule counties from levying taxes on sweetened drinks by volume sold.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, sugar tax

Rauner education funding changes bring $1.4M more to Sente’s school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/14/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: Carol Sente, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1

Illinois Senate passes Chicago bailout, overrides Rauner’s amendatory veto

By Austin Berg

08/13/2017

All Senate Democrats and one Republican voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner and pass Senate Bill 1 in its original form, including a bailout for Chicago Public Schools.

TAGS: Andy Manar, Bruce Rauner, education, Illinois Senate, Senate Bill 1, veto

Manar rejects funding changes that would bring $8.7M more to his school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

State Sen. Andy Manar and other defenders of Senate Bill 1 shouldn’t be fighting to put a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own districts.

TAGS: Andy Manar, education, Senate Bill 1

Rauner education funding changes bring $11.5 million more to Kifowit’s school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: education, Senate Bill 1, Stephanie Kifowit

Rauner education funding changes bring $7.5M more to Yingling’s school districts

By Ted Dabrowski

08/12/2017

Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts.

TAGS: education, Sam Yingling, Senate Bill 1

Rauner’s school funding changes are a win for 97 percent of Illinois districts

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

08/12/2017

All Illinois school districts would receive more state money than last year.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1, veto