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The Center Square: Illinois’ program of taxpayers subsidizing noncitizen health care criticized from all sides
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s move to freeze part of the program of taxpayers subsidizing the health care of non citizens continues to get pushback.
Tovia Siegel with Healthy Illinois Campaign said grassroots groups and lawmakers protested Friday in Chicago. They’re demanding the governor reverse his decision to freeze the program of health care for noncitizens between the age of 42 and 64.
Chicago Tribune: The assessment on Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s home went down while his neighbors’ soared. What happened?
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi owns a million-dollar, 120-year-old Prairie-style, two-story home on a spacious corner lot on the eastern side of Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District.
Within a five-block area of Kaegi’s residence, neighbors with similar homes saw their properties’ assessed value — used to figure local property taxes — increase by an average of 32% this year compared with 2020 in the every-three-year reassessment of Oak Park Township.
Chicago Sun-Times: Madigan’s ex-chief of staff wants judge to block feds from playing roughly 100 recordings at perjury trial
Defense attorneys for a longtime aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking a federal judge to block prosecutors from playing roughly 100 secret recordings of Springfield insiders during Chicago’s next public corruption trial, set to begin in six weeks.
They also revealed in court filings Friday the FBI tried to convince the Madigan aide, Tim Mapes, to work as a “confidential witness” during a meeting in Springfield in February 2019. Mapes “politely declined,” according to his attorneys.
CBS Chicago: Towing marathon catches hundreds of drivers off guard in Chciago
A pre-Pride Parade towing marathon in Chicago caught hundreds of drivers off guard. It happened overnight Saturday, streting along at least three neighborhoods on the North Side along the route for Sunday’s parade.
But many of the car owners say the city put up “no parking” signs without enough notice.
Daily Herald: What suburbanites need to know to attend -- or avoid -- Chicago NASCAR race
If you are a local NASCAR fan, this week is leading into the BEST WEEKEND EVER. As in a mind-blowing pride of racing stars burning rubber around Grant Park.
If you don’t know who Kyle Busch is and planned to drive to downtown Chicago for another reason — not so much.
WTVO: Millions of Illinois residents drinking forever chemical-contaminated water
Recent tests have shown that millions of people in Illinois get their drinking water from sources that have been contaminated with toxic forever chemicals.
The tests showed that close to a million get their drinking water from municipal wells containing the chemicals, while another 1.4 million depend on private wells, according to the Chicago Tribune.
WBBM: Fight over tipped workers’ wages heating up in Chicago
Advocates have said they are getting closer in their efforts to get Chicago to eliminate the subminimum wage, which allows restaurant owners and other businesses to pay their employees who also earn tips less than the minimum wage.
Capitol News: Consumer advocates, utilities spar over potential energy price increases
Millions of Illinoisans could see higher energy bills next year, but the size of those increases will be determined by a state agency that has recently had its oversight powers expanded.
Four gas utilities and the state’s two largest electric utilities are currently requesting authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission to increase rates. Together, these companies serve 4.1 million gas customers and 5.3 million electric customers in Illinois.