Illinois gains 19,500 jobs in November, but still lags recovery

By Jon Josko

12/17/2021

November job gains in Illinois were below the COVID-19 recovery pace set earlier in the year. They continued to lag the national recovery.

TAGS: COVID-19, Illinois, jobs, unemployment

Pritzker emergency No. 23 comes as Colorado drops masks

By Dylan Sharkey

12/14/2021

Illinois is far from finished with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s statewide COVID-19 mandates, but another Democratic governor just said the emergency is over and the state shouldn’t be making people wear masks anymore.

TAGS: Colorado, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, masks

Illinois teachers sue Pritzker over COVID-19 school mandates

By Patrick Andriesen

12/14/2021

A class-action lawsuit filed by 88 Illinois teachers seeks to block Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mandates on shots, tests and vaccinations for school personnel.

TAGS: COVID-19, JB Pritzker, masks, teachers union

‘Home Alone’ in real life could land you in an Illinois jail

By Dylan Sharkey

12/13/2021

Illinois sees leaving a child younger than 14 ‘Home Alone’ as a crime, one that state employees have vigorously applied.

TAGS: home alone, Illinois, negligence

Holiday scratch-offs are no gift to Illinois schools

By Dylan Sharkey

12/13/2021

Some states promote holiday scratchers as a way to help schools, but in Illinois that claim would land you on the naughty list.

TAGS: illinois lottery

Sales taxes are holiday gift that keeps on taking

By Dylan Sharkey

12/13/2021

Illinois imposes some of the nation’s highest sales taxes on holiday shoppers, and this year online shopping will no longer offer a break.

TAGS: Christmas shopping, Illinois, sales tax

Springfield’s Bad Santas can’t break their sin tax habits

By Dylan Sharkey

12/13/2021

Taxing people’s bad habits is a tough way to raise reliable revenue, but Illinois keeps trying to do just that.

TAGS: Illinois, sin taxes

Illinois may face new COVID-19 restrictions as ‘high alert’ sounds

By Dylan Sharkey

12/10/2021

Proof of vaccination may be required in Chicago to enter restaurants, gyms, theaters and other public spaces. So far, the state is not considering a similar move but Illinois is on ‘high alert’ regarding COVID-19 transmission.

TAGS: COVID-19, Illinois

Pritzker bans outside donors ahead of Illinois Supreme Court races

By Patrick Andriesen

12/10/2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker banned ‘dark money’ in Illinois’ judicial elections after record spending unseated a longtime Madigan ally from the Illinois Supreme Court. Voters will decide more high court vacancies soon.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court, JB Pritzker

Democrats’ legislative remap dilutes Illinois minority voting power, lawsuits claim

By Patrick Andriesen

12/10/2021

The plaintiffs representing Black and Latino voters argued Illinois Democrats’ new legislative maps are gerrymandered to break up voting blocs, diluting minority voting power during the next decade.

TAGS: gerrymandering, JB Pritzker, legislative map

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Illinois gains 19,500 jobs in November, but still lags recovery

Pritzker emergency No. 23 comes as Colorado drops masks

Illinois teachers sue Pritzker over COVID-19 school mandates

‘Home Alone’ in real life could land you in an Illinois jail

Holiday scratch-offs are no gift to Illinois schools

Sales taxes are holiday gift that keeps on taking

Springfield’s Bad Santas can’t break their sin tax habits

Illinois may face new COVID-19 restrictions as ‘high alert’ sounds

Pritzker bans outside donors ahead of Illinois Supreme Court races

Democrats’ legislative remap dilutes Illinois minority voting power, lawsuits claim

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