A quarter of the cameras were installed at intersections without a red-light-related crash in at least three years, and a majority did not meet IDOT criteria, according to the Chicago Tribune.

TAGS: red light cameras

Cook County beverage sales decline in wake of pop tax

By Brendan Bakala

09/25/2017

A new report from Can the Tax and the Illinois Food Retailers Association shows that beverage sales for Cook County retailers are down since 2016.

TAGS: Cook County, Illinois Food Retailers Association, soda tax, taxes, Toni Preckwinkle

River Forest District 90 will pay 100 percent of teacher pension contributions

By Mailee Smith

09/15/2017

In the midst of Illinois’ pension crisis, River Forest District 90 has agreed to pay 100 percent of teacher contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System – and it did so secretly.

TAGS: pensions, teacher salaries, TRS: Teachers’ Retirement System

Illinois General Assembly passes school funding plan, tax credit scholarships

By Austin Berg

08/29/2017

The Illinois Senate passed a school funding reform bill containing the state’s first-ever tax credit scholarship program. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, education, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, school choice, TIF: Tax Increment Financing

Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

By Brendan Bakala

08/23/2017

Alderman Ed Burke argued in favor of a ban on driverless cars with a movie clip from “Back to the Future.”

TAGS: Ed Burke, manufacturing, regulations

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

Illinois Senate votes to revive EDGE business tax credit program

By Brendan Bakala

08/14/2017

House Bill 162 would bring back Illinois’ Economic Development for a Growing Economy tax credit program.

TAGS: cronyism, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs, tax credits

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Red-light cameras blanket suburbs at safe intersections

Cook County beverage sales decline in wake of pop tax

River Forest District 90 will pay 100 percent of teacher pension contributions

Illinois General Assembly passes school funding plan, tax credit scholarships

Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

House Democrats file bill to repeal Cook County soda tax

Illinois Senate votes to revive EDGE business tax credit program

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