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Chicago Mayor Johnson facing $1 billion deficit; seeking bailout from the state
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to ...
Chicago mayor may find resistance to revenue push at Illinois Capitol
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to Springfield on Tuesday. Chicago faces a more than $1 billion budget deficit and the ...
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UIUC professor says lawmakers should be cautious about overregulating insurance industry
State lawmakers could pass multiple insurance reform proposals before session ends next month, but researchers believe ...
With big problems and modest requests, Mayor Johnson heads to Springfield hoping to break losing streak
With five weeks to go in the spring legislative session, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to revive a tax on prepaid cell phones ...
Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers moving sluggishly on Illinois ethics law reforms despite uptick in convictions
Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...
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Illinois state legislature focuses on affordability concerns as some counties threaten secession
Lawmakers gathered in Springfield to focus on making Illinois more accessible and affordable amid fears of a national ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield again, to demand Chicago ‘receives its just due’
Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet with Gov. JB Pritzker as well as House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon.
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Democratic state lawmakers start to move on promise to ‘be a check’ on Donald Trump
With six weeks left in the spring legislative session, lawmakers have a range of measures before them that backers say are necessary to protect Illinois’ progressive policies.