Calls increasing for heavier IDOC oversight
(The Center Square) – Reports of prisoner mistreatment, intentionally set fires and prisoners setting themselves on fire at a Joliet correctional facility have sparked state lawmakers to demand oversight of state corrections. Illinois Gov. J.B. […]
Illinois Quick Hits: Civic Federation launches state pension dashboard
(The Center Square) – The Civic Federation has launched an Illinois State Pensions Dashboard that allows users to explore more than three decades of...
Johnson backs Welch over leadership questions, CPS funds
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s handling of sexual assault claims against a former state...
Chicago’s $12.5 million rat control ‘unlikely’ to work
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation has promised to improve its rat control efforts, but an audit by the...
Mayor Johnson: ‘I’m the continuity’
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing for more public education money from Springfield while dodging questions about the legality of...