Center Square: Illinois joining other states in establishing long-term energy plan
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is joining three other Democratic governors to urge the country’s largest electricity company to plan for more zero-carbon power as demand goes up.
Chicago Tribune: Taxpayer money should match Chicago campaign donations, alderman proposes
Chicago elections could soon be rewired by a new bucket of cash: taxpayer-funded matching money that multiplies small-dollar campaign contributions.
Daily Caller: Teachers union boss says conservatives don’t want Black kids to know how to read
Stacy Davis Gates made an appearance on WBBM 780 AM to defend the union’s contract demands.
Sun-Times: Cook County is expecting a $218 million budget gap, but won’t plug it with layoffs or tax hikes
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is also trying to figure out which pandemic-funded programs to keep as the county spends down federal dollars.
Sun-Times: Michelle Mbekeani leaving Cook County state's attorney's office after 6 months
Michelle Mbekeani took over the re-named Conviction Review Unit in December, when State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced a “rebranding” of the office, which Foxx launched in her first years in office to examine wrongful conviction claims.
Daily Herald: A sign of good will? Arlington Heights OKs Bears' billboard extension request despite focus on lakefront stadium
A little more than a month after the Arlington Heights village board told a small-business owner to tear down the revenue-generating billboards on his property, the elected panel Tuesday granted the Bears’ request to keep up a digital billboard on the vacant Arlington Park property.
NBC 5: Recent lawsuit sheds light on how Chicago migrant funds are being spent
The latest figures from the City of Chicago’s spending dashboard show the city has spent more than $400 million over the past two years on migrants – with the bulk of that money going to private companies that helped forge lease agreements or provided staffing for migrants shelters.
WCIA: 13 Illinois counties now have West Nile Virus, including these in Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning people that with the start of summer, mosquito season is underway.