SPRINGFIELD – The Daily Show featured a segment about Illinois' budget impasse Tuesday night, featuring Democrat Senator Daniel Biss and House Republican Floor Leader Ron Sandack. Assessment? Not that funny, clever or creative. (The Daily Show segment, not the lawmakers.)
By Illinois ReviewChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.6 billion budget for 2027 that revives a controversial corporate head tax rejected by the City Council last...
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By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorLyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg went to police with serious allegations of corruption against a fellow public official, including claims of a...
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By Amanda Szulc, Opinion Contributor Last Tuesday, Governor J.B. Pritzker and Darren Bailey met for the only televised debate of the campaign. It was not a polite exchange...
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By Shannon Adcock, Guest ContributorThe Chicago Tribune editorial board just called Governor JB Pritzker a “fundamentally decent, moderate, perspicacious” leader with the potential to be transformative in a...
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Tribune editorial raises serious questions about Hoffenberg’s judgment after concluding she used her taxpayer-funded position to block her political opponent’s request for public recordsBy Illinois ReviewOn Thursday, the...
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