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Real Clear Policy: Illinois Becomes a National Destination – for Easy Lawsuit Wins
Illinois has long been labeled a “judicial hellhole,” with several of its circuit courts singled out for how rich they make local trial lawyers.
But sitting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk is the potential for a little correction. It could reduce the price of the latest legal cash cow from billions to millions.
News Week: Chicago School Scores Drop After Doubling Spending
Chicago Public Schools has almost doubled its spending per student over the past decade, but test scores are dropping.
The district is spending $29,028 per student in the current school year—a 97 percent increase since 2012, according to a recent analysis by Illinois Policy.
FOX 2: Illinois’ gas tax hike makes it second highest nationwide
Illinois’ gas tax will hit 47 cents per gallon. It will be the second-highest in the nation.
Only California charges drivers more, at 60 cents per gallon. But in Illinois, the tax just went from 45 cents per gallon to 47.
WBBM: Pain at the pump: New Illinois gas tax kicks in today
If you’re heading out of town for the Fourth of July, your road trip just got more expensive.
The state tax on gasoline went up two cents, to 47 cents per gallon.
WREX: Fourth of July travelers weigh their options as a gas tax increase impacts prices at the pump
The State Motor Fuel Tax will now be 47 cents per gallon, making the gas tax the second highest across the entire country.
This puts the average Illinois driver paying over $180 more than they were typically in 2019, according to data from the Illinois Policy Institute.
FOX News: Gianno Caldwell announces Caldwell Institute for Public Safety
The Fox News analyst, whose brother Christian was murdered in Chicago in 2022, has launched a program to support victims and lobby against soft-on-crime politicians.
The Center Square: Pritzker signs 59 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more.
House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash bail was eliminated with the Pretrial Fairness Act, a component of the SAFE-T Act.
The Chicago Tribune: What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
The Supreme Court did not dismiss — as Trump had wanted — the indictment alleging he illegally schemed to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. But the ruling still amounts to a major victory for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, whose legal strategy has focused on delaying the proceedings until after the election.
The Daily Herald: Moving beyond COVID: How Schaumburg hopes to keep meeting demands of businesses
The suburbs’ largest hub of economic activity is implementing a new three-year economic development strategic plan designed to help it build upon its status in a post-pandemic world that’s affected some of its traditional strengths.