SPRINGFIELD – With the help of 10 Republican House members, House Speaker Mike Madigan gathered 71 votes to override Governor Bruce Rauner's budget veto – and hike Illinois income taxpayers' bills by 32%.
All the Leftists and Democrats are celebrating that Illinois has its first budget in two years – and here's how they're announcing it:
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWhile Illinois families struggle under the nation's highest property taxes, rising living costs, and seemingly endless tax increases, state law continues to...
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By Illinois ReviewThe recent resignation of former Illinois State Rep. Harry Benton has brought renewed attention to a little-known provision of Illinois law that allows some elected officials...
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By Illinois ReviewLong before Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons found himself under federal indictment, his political future was revived by a controversial last-day pardon from then-Gov. Pat Quinn.On...
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By Illinois ReviewChicago residents pay the highest monthly 911 surcharge in the United States, yet city data shows that roughly half of the city's most serious emergency calls...
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By Illinois ReviewWhile millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day with backyard barbecues, parades, and fireworks, Chicago experienced another violent holiday weekend that once again placed the city among...
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