A review of Pritzker scandals

By Lilly Rossi

05/04/2026

With Gov. J.B. Pritzker stepping further onto the national stage and priming for politics outside of Illinois, let’s not forget his scandalous past.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

Former Illinois House Speaker Madigan asks President Trump for pardon

By Dylan Sharkey

12/10/2025

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking President Donald Trump to pardon him. Good luck with that.

TAGS: corruption, Donald Trump, Mike Madigan

Madigan’s corruption doesn’t deserve an oil portrait

By Lilly Rossi

11/06/2025

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption conviction means capturing his likeness in a portrait would be tax dollars poorly spent, one lawmaker says.

TAGS: Mike Madigan

Pritzker grows state spending most among past 5 Illinois governors

By Patrick Andriesen

05/29/2025

Gov. J.B. Pritzker increased Illinois’ state spending more during his first six state budgets than any other state leader in terms of raw dollars since Gov. George Ryan, who took office more than 25 years ago.

TAGS: JB Pritzker

Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike

By Dylan Sharkey

11/22/2024

Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.

TAGS: Montgomery County, property taxes

Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?

By Joe Tabor

10/17/2024

On Nov. 5 Illinoisans will vote to elect two Illinois Supreme Court justices and nine appellate court justices, and whether to retain four sitting appellate court justices.

TAGS: Election Day

10 Illinois pension abuses show why taxpayers deserve reform

By Justin Carlson

08/04/2022

Illinois’ broken pension system has allowed loopholes and schemes that cheat other pensioners and drive up taxpayers’ burdens. Here are 10 examples.

TAGS: constitutional amendment, Mike Madigan, pension reform, pensions

4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison

By Hannah Schmid

04/11/2022

Four of the past 10 former Illinois governors are among the public officials who have been convicted of offenses in Illinois. The state needs stricter ethics reforms to change its culture of corruption.

TAGS: corruption, governors, Illinois, prison

5 things wrong with Illinois holding 30% of U.S. pension bond debt

By Adam Schuster, Aneesh Bafna

09/10/2021

Pension obligation bonds, like payday loans, are a sign of mismanaged finances. Illinois not only leads the nation for using that risky debt, it owes the bulk of it.

TAGS: credit rating, debt, Illinois, pension obligation bonds

Pritzker’s economic record: Weak labor market, widening racial gaps

By Orphe Divounguy

08/11/2021

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his reelection campaign will focus on his record of protecting people and their jobs. A close look at that record shows Illinois with worse employment prospects and greater racial disparities than the rest of the U.S.

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A review of Pritzker scandals

Former Illinois House Speaker Madigan asks President Trump for pardon

Madigan’s corruption doesn’t deserve an oil portrait

Pritzker grows state spending most among past 5 Illinois governors

Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike

Who is running for judge in Illinois in 2024?

10 Illinois pension abuses show why taxpayers deserve reform

4 of Illinois’ past 10 governors went to prison

5 things wrong with Illinois holding 30% of U.S. pension bond debt

Pritzker’s economic record: Weak labor market, widening racial gaps

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students