SAFE-T ACT CTA arson attack suspect was on Illinois release status after 72 prior arrests. The suspect in the November 17 CTA Blue Line attack,...

TAXES Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners. Chicago homeowners are being walloped with a record property tax hike, with some of the city’s poorest...

BUDGET House Republicans call out Pritzker for lack of transparency on budget cuts. State Representatives Amy Elik and Regan Deering held a press conference Thursday...

VETO SESSION RECAP Leader McCombie Recaps Veto Session on Fox 32 Chicago. Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie talked about legislative veto session with Fox...

MASS TRANSIT Illinois Democrats Pass a $2.5 Billion Mass Transit Bailout. It was déjà vu all over again at the Capitol this week, with Illinois...

VETO SESSION It’s a Spooky Season for Spending in Illinois. Last month, Governor JB Pritzker issued an Executive Order calling for 4% across-the-board budget cuts...

CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Micheal J. Madigan begins his 7½-year federal prison sentence. The longtime head of the Illinois Democratic Party reported on Monday to FPC Morgantown,...

VETO SESSION Veto Session Begins Next Week. On October 14, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield after the summer adjournment period comes to...

VETO SESSION 2025 Fall Veto Session Preview. In a couple of weeks, the Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield to convene for the annual...

BUDGET/TAXES Get ready for higher taxes: Gov. Pritzker issues splashy executive order to lay foundation for big tax hike. In “Executive Order 2025-05”, published this...

CRIME The Verdict Is In: SAFE-T Act Is Not Working Two Years Later. When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in February...

CRIMINAL LAW Governor Pritzker Is Having a Bad Month. WGN recently revealed that the Illinois Department of Corrections has not been able to compute recidivism...

CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Madigan files appeal to put off prison deadline. Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and longtime chair of...

CRIMEThe Human Cost of the SAFE-T Act. When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in 2021, he hailed it as a landmark step...

ENERGY COST CRISISSoaring summer electric bills in much of Illinois. Many customers throughout Illinois have seen their electric bills double this summer. Monthly Illinois electricity bills...

CORRUPTION Judge denies Madigan’s request to avoid reporting to prison. The convicted former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael J. Madigan has been ordered to...

CORRUPTION Final “ComEd Four” Convict Sentenced to Prison. A federal judge sentenced the last of the “ComEd Four” convicts to a one-year prison sentence this week...

DCFS Reps. Weber, La Ha, and Reick Demand Accountability Following Repeated DCFS Failures. At a press conference this week, State Representatives Tom Weber, Nicole La Ha,...

CORRUPTION Judge hands 2 years in prison to ex-ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, calls bribery scheme with Speaker Madigan a ‘criminal alliance’. Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist...

CORRUPTION John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison. A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced...