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Chicago Tribune: Six Chicago teachers who sued CPS over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate win legal victory
An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday that prevents Chicago Public Schools from taking employment action against six teachers for refusing to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or undergo weekly testing.
CPS is “the only school district left in the state that’s still enforcing this. None of the rest of the school districts that are in this case are trying to get vaccination or testing compliance out of teachers,” said downstate attorney Tom DeVore, who represents the six CPS teachers. “They should drop it.”
WBEZ: Illinois lawmakers pass election-year $46 billion budget and anti-crime bills
Illinois Democrats padded their election-year resumes Saturday by giving final approval to a state budget that includes more than $1.8 billion in tax relief and to a series of anti-crime steps designed to blunt Republican attacks for being soft on crime.
Wrapping up their spring session, lawmakers staged an all-nighter – a rarely seen 20-hour behemoth of a day in Springfield filled with bluster, brief naps at their desks, and long speeches that resulted in a finalized, $46 billion-plus spending plan as sunrise approached Saturday.
FOX Illinois: Political Expert: Tax relief plan is about mid-terms
The proposed budget from Illinois Democrats aims its focus at providing tax relief and targeting money at paying off debts.
The party came together on Thursday to share the plan of $1.8 billion going towards assisting in tax relief.
Chicago Tribune: State Rep. Thaddeus Jones under federal investigation involving campaign funds
Illinois state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, who doubles as the mayor of Calumet City, is under federal criminal investigation for tax issues involving his campaign funds, according to a law enforcement source and records obtained by the Tribune.
The U.S. attorney’s office issued a grand jury subpoena in January to the Illinois State Board of Elections seeking records on three campaign funds controlled by Jones, according to a copy of the subpoena provided to the Tribune via an open records request.