The Center Square: In dead of night, Illinois House approves largest spending plan in state history
The more than $53 billion plan increases taxes by $750 million and spends 32% more, or $12.8 billion, than when Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office in 2019. The measure also spends $400 million more than what Pritzker proposed in February.
Chicago Tribune: Chicago Public Schools vows to keep budget shortfall from hurting classrooms after pleas for increased state funding go unmet. But some schools face cuts
Chicago Public Schools leaders’ hopes of averting an approximately $400 million deficit were dashed over the weekend.
Sun-Times: Renderings of new satellite concourse at O'Hare International Airport unveiled
Weeks after hammering out a deal to rein in cost overruns, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined the architectural team led by Skidmore Owings & Merrill in unveiling the design Tuesday, inspired by the orchards that once stood where O’Hare is now.
CBS Chicago: DNC plans to nominate Biden and Harris virtually before convention
The Democratic National Committee wants to nominate President Biden and Vice President Harris virtually before the scheduled convention.
NBC 5: Illinois lawmakers could ban unregulated hemp products like Delta-8
Illinois could soon crack down on stores selling Delta-8 products, along with CBD and hemp under a proposal being considered by lawmakers this week.
Daily Herald: What a proposed makeover could mean for downtown Palatine
Downtown Palatine could be getting a new look, with more public gathering and event spaces along with landscape and sidewalk improvements. The concepts were unveiled before the village council last week.