Sandra Granados
Sandra Granados
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House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted
House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted
House bill would eliminate expungement fee for Illinoisans wrongfully arrested, convicted
Illinois appellate court rejects Pritzker’s appeal to keep kids in masks
Illinois appellate court rejects Pritzker’s appeal to keep kids in masks
The appellate court ruling marks Pritzker’s second loss in cases challenging his mask mandate in schools.
Illinois state senators defy law to pick their watchdog
Illinois state senators defy law to pick their watchdog
Illinois state senators approved a new legislative inspector general over complaints by the Legislative Ethics Commission chair that the process and vetting were ignored for the new watchdog. House members vote next.
Pritzker ad fact check: Pritzker’s policies have hurt small business, working mothers
Pritzker ad fact check: Pritzker’s policies have hurt small business, working mothers
Gov. J.B Pritzker’s latest campaign ad praises his support for small businesses even though his policies contributed to one of the nation’s largest small business closures.
Pritzker ad fact check: Illinois only paid bills on time because of federal aid
Pritzker ad fact check: Illinois only paid bills on time because of federal aid
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s newest campaign ad credits him for paying the state’s bills on time. The commercial fails to mention the influx of federal stimulus for the COVID-19 pandemic that kept Illinois’ finances afloat.
Masks in schools: What’s next and what parents need to know
Masks in schools: What’s next and what parents need to know
Judge Grischow’s Feb. 4 temporary restraining order isn’t the final result in the multiple cases challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s emergency powers. The ultimate solution is providing permanent certainty by limiting those emergency powers through legislation.
State leaders block Pritzker from reimposing school mask mandate
State leaders block Pritzker from reimposing school mask mandate
Shortly after a downstate judge threw Pritzker’s mask mandates into question, a bipartisan committee voted against reimposing another K-12 school mask mandate.
Ep. 24: Property tax pain gets worse in Chicago with Orphe Divounguy
Ep. 24: Property tax pain gets worse in Chicago with Orphe Divounguy
Chicago property taxes nearly doubled over the past decade. This hurts homeowners and renters alike, as rents in Chicago have increased by 8.5%. What’s driving the problem (public pensions) and how do we fix it? Orphe Divounguy joins The Policy Shop to explain.
Illinois’ leisure and hospitality industry least recovered in Midwest, 7th worst in the nation
Illinois’ leisure and hospitality industry least recovered in Midwest, 7th worst in the nation
One-third of Illinois’ missing jobs are from the leisure and hospitality industry, but that sector’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery lags virtually every other state in the U.S.
Lightfoot may keep Chicago mask mandate despite end to state requirement
Lightfoot may keep Chicago mask mandate despite end to state requirement
Mayor Lori Lightfoot remained non-committal about lifting Chicago’s mask mandate Feb. 28 in line with the statewide mask requirement for all Illinoisans. Lightfoot said the city is "making tremendous progress" bringing down COVID-19 cases but may keep the mandate in place.
CTU-backed Amendment 1 would give teachers unions power over Illinois parents
CTU-backed Amendment 1 would give teachers unions power over Illinois parents
Chicago Teachers Union takes credit for spreading the “new gospel” of union strike power across the nation. If the CTU-backed Amendment 1 passes in November, it will lock the union’s militant tactics into the state constitution, to the detriment of children and parents statewide.
Home alone in Illinois
Home alone in Illinois
IDES report detailing scope of Illinois unemployment fraud remains unpublished one year later
IDES report detailing scope of Illinois unemployment fraud remains unpublished one year later
Nearly a year after Illinois lawmakers requested a comprehensive audit of state unemployment fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, IDES, the state agency in charge of issuing assistance, remains unable to tabulate how much money was lost to scammers.