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Local officials seek pension relief from Illinois statehouse

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Local officials are urging the Illinois state government to assist in addressing local pension deficits. Chicago has the highest unfunded pension liabilities in Illinois Chicago owes nearly $34 billion in unfunded pension liabilities for public safety workers like police, firefighters, and other city positions.  Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke at the City Club of Chicago last week and discussed what she characterized as the city's strides in devoting tax dollars to pay […]

todayFebruary 5, 2023 491

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Illinois

Illinois to see two gas hikes in 2023

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – In 2023, Illinois drivers will see higher gasoline taxes, with two gas tax increases scheduled six months apart.  The first goes into effect on January 1 and will add 3.1 cents to the price of a gallon of gas. That will spike the state's gas tax to more than 42 cents a gallon. Illinois also assesses its state sales tax on top of gas taxes and the normal price of gas, which makes the amount Illinois […]

todayJanuary 1, 2023 41

Illinois mask mandates

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Illinois mask mandates ending for most Monday

Some mandate exceptions include public transportation, healthcare and congregational settings

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For most of the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois residents have been mandated to wear masks indoors per Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders. That ends Monday. Earlier this month, Pritzker announced Feb. 28 will be the end of his statewide mandate for people to wear masks indoors in most settings, regardless of whether they’re healthy or not. He’s embroiled in a court battle over his mandates on schools where he insists he […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022 12

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Chicagoland Region

Chicago Public Schools to begin school year with remote learning

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday that schools will begin with remote learning when the school year begins in the fall. CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the plan Wednesday, seeking to assure parents that while learning would take place exclusively online the schools would not be "cobbling things together" as Jackson suggested was the case when schools closed in March. "There will be more of a traditional infrastructure that you see in a school […]

todayAugust 5, 2020 4

Decision 2020

COMED SCANDAL: What charges could Michael Madigan face?

CHICAGO -- Federal prosecutors delivered a response to a question this weekend regarding the ComEd scandal. The question: is Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan implicated as part of the ComEd criminal investigation? The Associated Press reports that Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse speaker in the nation, is. Madigan is a subject in ComEd's criminal investigation regarding influence-peddling and lobbying activities to benefit a utility company. Whether Madigan, 78, will face charges, when charges will be issued and for what crimes are […]

todayJuly 26, 2020 11

Chicagoland Region

12 arrested, at least 18 injured at Chicago protest

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Activists and elected officials in Chicago have called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park following Friday-night confrontations that led to at least 12 arrests, as well as injuries to protesters and officers. Officials have also condemned the police's tactics in responding to the protest, citing among others an incident where an officer hit Miracle Boyd, an 18-year-old woman and knocked her tooth out. At a news conference Saturday, Boyd said she was […]

todayJuly 18, 2020 5

Illinois

Illinois businesses buckle down amid growing coronavirus concerns

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) — As fears over the spread of the coronavirus grow, Illinois’ retail and service sectors are preparing for already thin profit margins getting thinner. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday the cancellation of the city's St. Patrick’s Day parades, turning away what Gov. J.B. Pritzker said brought more than a million people to the city. “We don’t take it lightly,” Lightfoot said. “Nonetheless, we concluded that holding a parade at this time posed an unnecessary risk to […]

todayMarch 12, 2020 32

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