Chicago’s speed cameras ticket 8X faster after limit drops to 6 mph
Chicago’s speed cameras ticket 8X faster after limit drops to 6 mph
Chicago’s speed cameras in 10 months churned out nearly as many tickets as the prior 3 years combined, handing every city household 2.2 tickets. The 8-fold spike came immediately after the city started ticketing at 6 mph over the limit.
By Patrick Andriesen
Illinois loses resident every 4 minutes, 18 seconds: like Springfield vanishing each year
Illinois loses resident every 4 minutes, 18 seconds: like Springfield vanishing each year
More Illinoisans fled for other states from July 2020-July 2021 than during any other year in recorded history, driving the state’s record population decline.
By Bryce Hill
Moving vans leave Illinois at over 9-times rate of other Midwestern states
Moving vans leave Illinois at over 9-times rate of other Midwestern states
Illinois suffered the largest population decline in the Midwest and of neighboring states during 2021.
By Bryce Hill
Vaccination proof, ID required to enter Chicago restaurants, bars, gyms
Vaccination proof, ID required to enter Chicago restaurants, bars, gyms
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new mandate will require Chicagoans ages 5 and older to prove they received a COVID-19 vaccination and to show a photo ID before entering restaurants, bars and gyms starting Jan. 3.
By Patrick Andriesen
Illinois breaks record for population loss, outmigration in 2021
Illinois breaks record for population loss, outmigration in 2021
Despite a higher-than-expected 2020 population count, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Illinoisans moving away was the sole reason for the state’s record loss of the equivalent of nearly everyone in Springfield.
By Bryce Hill
Amendment 1 could undermine 11 DCFS provisions aimed at protecting children
Amendment 1 could undermine 11 DCFS provisions aimed at protecting children
Amendment 1 would allow unions to override provisions put in place for the protection of the children Illinois is supposed to be safeguarding.
By Mailee Smith
Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate upheld for Chicago firefighters, city workers
Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate upheld for Chicago firefighters, city workers
The ruling upholding Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccination mandate for city workers, except police, sets a precedent ahead of arbitration between the city and more than 20 Chicago labor unions.
By Patrick Andriesen
Illinois joins 8 states asking to escape interest on unemployment loan
Illinois joins 8 states asking to escape interest on unemployment loan
Illinois borrowed $4.2 billion from the federal government to replenish its unemployment trust fund, missed the deadline to repay it and now wants to avoid the interest that is due.
By Dylan Sharkey