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CBS Chicago: Trial delayed for ComEd bribery case involving longtime allies of former Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan
The case involving four longtime allies of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been delayed due to a scheduling conflict.
The four defendants, former ComEd lobbyist and Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd vice president and later lobbyist John Hooker, and former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty, were accused of arranging favors for Madigan in exchange for favorable treatment.
The Center Square: Midwest truckers group warns of catastrophe if California environmental and labor regulations spread
Illinois truckers are worried California trucking regulations could home to roost in the Land of Lincoln.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) alongside the Union of Concerned Scientists commissioned a report supporting a move to no- and low-emission trucks and buses in Illinois.
WBBM: Federal funding for mental health programs geared towards young people on its way, says Illinois senator
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says federal funding for metal health programs will help keep communities safe in the coming months.
Durbin was in Chicago to announce a million dollar grant for the Mental Health Services Agency, Thresholds, which plans to expand their young adult program building.
WQAD: Knox County State's Attorney files contempt petitions against Illinois DHS for untreated inmates
The Knox County State’s Attorney is filing contempt petitions against the Illinois Department of Human Services for mentally unfit inmates who have yet to be transferred, similar to a motion in Rock Island County last month for the same issue.
State’s Attorney Jeremy Karlin filed the petitions with the courts this week, looking to hold DHS in contempt for failing to transport inmates deemed unfit for trial to mental health facilities.
The Center Square: Forecast shows Illinois' unfunded pension liability could grow substantially this year
A public policy research group has a dire outlook for Illinois’ public pension systems.
After huge investment returns in 2021, the Reason Foundation reports several states’ pension systems most likely will experience financial losses for this year, including Illinois, as the stock market experiences significant declines. The forecast found that Illinois’ unfunded pension liability could grow from $121 billion in 2021 to $142 billion if the state’s major pension plans report -6% investment returns for 2022.
CBS Chicago: Legislators, advocates call for change after 9 children died while in DCFS care
We’re learning the list of children in the care of the state welfare agency to die since December has now jumped to nine.
It left legislators and child advocates clamoring for change at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.