The Center Square: Illinois taxpayers in dark on budget details before adjournment
With the final scheduled session day on Friday, Illinois taxpayers remain in the dark about how state lawmakers plan to spend billions in taxes.
Chicago Tribune: Illinois legislature passes bill to limit cost of inhalers to $25 a month
The bill’s passage follows years of outcry from patients with asthma and other lung conditions over the cost of inhalers, which can be hundreds of dollars a month.
Sun-Times: Brandon Johnson’s City Hall hands millions in deals to firms tied to Carmen Rossi, cited for improper lobbying
When Lori Lightfoot was mayor, her ally and campaign contributor Carmen Rossi was fined for violating city lobbying rules. Now, Brandon Johnson’s mayor, and Rossi’s in line to get more than $38 million in taxpayer-funded city deals.
Daily Herald: Schaumburg poised to approve TIF district Tuesday to help modernize aging industrial park
Schaumburg trustees Tuesday will consider the creation of a tax increment financing (TIF) district to help fund public improvements and attract new private investment to the aging 573-acre Centex industrial park near the village’s southwest corner.
WCIA: Pritzker's healthcare insurance reforms pass State Senate
A series of proposals changing the state’s health insurance laws are one step closer to becoming law.
Central Illinois Proud: 17th Congressional District candidate visits Peoria as campaign ramps up
The plan calls for creating a $350 million tax increment financing district for a 244-acre business park; 123 acres for office, commercial, retail or civic use; and 393 acres of housing.