The “gift room” scandal, a botched police raid and a smokestack implosion underscore how the head of Chicago’s Law Department, also known as the corporation counsel, too often lacks independence from the mayor’s office. Chicago’s corporation counsel is appointed by the mayor and can be removed at the mayor’s discretion. Experience in other major cities...
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Bringing rideshare drivers into a union could reduce employment for drivers and will likely raise prices.
The state beats most for low licensing barriers but should take notes from Missouri and Indiana.
Charter schools are intended to offer families more options in the public school system, but Illinois law often restricts and undermines the autonomy with which they were designed.
Not even 2% of SEIU State Council’s 2025 spending was on “representational activities," it says.
Reforms could diminish the risk of new crimes committed on pretrial release.
The budget awaiting his signature also imposes licensing fees on operators.
The state also is one of 15 to average fewer job openings than unemployed residents since 2019.
The city added 50 cameras and tickets jumped almost 26%, but the additional revenue fell short of the city’s projection.