A group pushing for Illinois to take remap out of the hands of lawmakers and give it to an independent panel moved to turn up the heat today, releasing poll results indicating voters strongly back their idea.

But there was no sign that either legislators or Gov. J.B. Pritzker will comply with the request by Change Illinois, and the group’s executive director, Madeleine Doubek, charged that the governor in fact is going back on his promises to be helpful.

While lawmakers are working on crafting a budget that’s due in May, a credit rating agency said the governor’s proposed spending plan won’t reduce the state’s pension liabilities, even if voters approve a progressive income tax plan in November.

Fitch Ratings released its official assessment of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal last week, dicing up his decision to hold $1.4 billion in reserve should the progressive income tax amendment fail.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to fill the missing link in police reform hit a snag Tuesday, just days after the civilian police review ordinance was hailed as a great compromise.

The 11th-hour disagreement between the Lightfoot administration and the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability was over who would have the final say on establishing police policy whenever there is a disagreement between the civilian oversight board and the Chicago Police Department.

Organizers of a push to municipalize Commonwealth Edison’s holdings in Chicago might have had their hopes dimmed for now. A senior Lightfoot administration official said the first step of a study must show “a pretty compelling economic case” for the city to pony up the millions to explore the issue further. But another decades-long deal is likely off the table for the utility company.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot already tossed cold water on a push from some progressive City Council members to buy out ComEd and take over the reins to the city’s electricity grid last month, telling WBEZ, “When I get an extra $10 billion, then we’ll have some serious conversations.”

Illinoisans frustrated with springing forward and changing their clocks twice a year have allies in Washington D.C. that could make daylight saving time permanent.

Multiple studies have shown losing an hour over the weekend every spring results in higher numbers of traffic accidents and health-related issues like heart attacks and stroke.

With public complaints from residents and local business owners growing, Mundelein officials on Monday said they intend to eliminate a 5-year-old ban on pole and cabinet-style wall signs.

Businesses with such signs no longer would have to remove those displays by an April deadline. Such signs would be allowed to remain until the business changes or is significantly remodeled, officials said.