The Center Square: New numbers show Illinois small businesses earned less than last year
According to numbers by small business network Alignable, 64% of Illinois small businesses earned less in the fourth quarter of 2023 than in Q4 of 2022.
Chicago Tribune: Gov. J.B. Pritzker appoints juvenile justice veteran to run embattled child welfare agency
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tapped juvenile justice veteran Heidi Mueller to run Illinois’ embattled child welfare agency.
WTTV: Chicago paid at least $138M to care for migrants in 2023, far less than projections
City leaders paid at least $138 million in 2023 to house, feed and care for the men, women and children sent to Chicago from the southern border, according to data published by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration.
Sun-Times: Ed Burke still in line for big payouts from pension, campaign funds after bribery, extortion convictions
Under Illinois law, former Ald. Edward M. Burke is likely to be stripped of the $8,027-a-month city pension he started collecting last May but is still entitled to $3 million.
NBC Chicago: Mask mandates return to Illinois hospitals as doctors see rising COVID, flu, RSV cases
Mask mandates are back at several Illinois hospitals as cases of COVID, flu and RSV continue to rise across Chicago following the 2023 holidays.
The Center Square: Trump’s access to Illinois’ ballot challenged
With former President Donald Trump’s access to Illinois’ primary ballot being challenged, it’s possible his name could appear on the Republican ticket but with a condition.
Daily Herald: Warrenville, Pingree Grove among Midwestern towns that will be counted again like it’s 2020
Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest — including Warrenville and Pingree Grove — are going to be counted again in hopes of more state funding to build roads, fire stations and parks.
Central Illinois Proud: Invest In Kids Tax Credit Program has expired
The Invest in Kids Tax Credit Program expired on Dec. 31, 2023. What does this mean for funding for children attending private schools?