Confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois numbered 25,733 as of April 17, with the total number of deaths linked to the virus reaching 1,072, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).Chicago (6,648 cases) and Cook County (4,767 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide.
After visiting Decatur and Rock Island County yesterday, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is taking her gubernatorial campaign to Central and Southern Illinois to meet with residents and the press in Springfield, Troy and Glen Carbon.
Illinois students now have access to a fairer and more equitable education, according to Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond), a co-sponsor of the state's new education funding formula, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law on Thursday.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock, who runs the blog “MishTalk.com,” believes imposing more taxes on Illinoisans with the biggest pensions can solve the pension crisis.
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently added several key communication personnel to his team, further shaking up his staff following a major political defeat when the Illinois General Assembly overrode his vetoes on a budget and spending plan.
Illinois has its first budget in more than two years after the House voted on Thursday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of three contentious bills that made it through both chambers in a special extended session.
Gov. Bruce Rauner urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to unite and pass a balanced budget that will fund Illinois and get it back on its feet.
“Today we’ve seen a complete dereliction of duty by the majority in the General Assembly,” Gov. Bruce Rauner said after the 100th session of the General Assembly closed. “Once again, a tragic failure to serve the people of Illinois. A tragic failure to pass a balanced budget along with critical structural changes to protect taxpayers and grow more jobs.”
Illinois must improve its economic climate to foster small businesses or it will lose more of its tax base and people to neighboring states, Gov. Bruce Rauner warned in a press conference on Tuesday.
Illinois is weighed down by a mountain of workers' compensation claims, and the state is not going to lift that burden by chipping away at it with a kitchen knife, Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said recently.
The possibility of discrimination based on party affiliation must be eliminated in any Illinois redistricting that takes place, Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) argued in the chamber on Tuesday.