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Watchdog Demands Probe Of Illinois Public Library Amid Property Tax Push
It is alleged that the Rochester Public Library staff and board members used public resources to campaign for a 169% property tax increase.

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It is alleged that the Rochester Public Library staff and board members used public resources to campaign for a 169% property tax increase.

University of Chicago Medicine has discontinued “gender-affirming” pediatric care.
“You don't earn the trust of the people by seeking fame or wanting to go viral, or certainly not being a jerk on cable TV,” said Sorensen.
The Illinois House GOP floor leader said the state’s ethics laws have been shown, time and again, to be weak.
Instead of another term as the Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza announced she will be exploring what’s next for her career.
Madigan’s attorneys described what they called “errors” by the court and insisted that Madigan would not flee Illinois.
A measure to help Chicago’s city council limit the mayor’s ability to borrow money has fallen short in committee.
Some worry that federal defunding of Planned Parenthood could prompt Illinois to double down by boosting state funding to offset the loss.
Wirepoints Executive Editor Mark Glennon is warning Chicago residents the city appears on the road to destruction.
“Once again, we're being told that more cameras in Chicago will equal more public safety. It just simply doesn't add up,” Yohnka said.
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told reporters they plan to increase immigration enforcement efforts.
State Rep. Bob Morgan stressed the consequences of sleep loss, especially for children and senior citizens.
“It is a gigantic sum of money now that is crowding out other spending priorities that I think are worthwhile.”
The bill would amend an act to say an “abused child” is one whose parents deny abortion services, or "gender-affirming services."
Eclipse fever is building for people who are awaiting the 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse, which will occur on Monday, April 8th.
The current budget that ends June 30 budgeted $550 million for non-citizen health care, but projections have pushed that number higher.
Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is heading to Springfield where he is expected to ask state lawmakers to fund a new ballpark.
“If we are serious about affordably housing more people, we should do away with the barriers that complicate that,” one lawmaker said.
Since August 2022, Illinois has received more than 35,000 migrants from the southern U.S. border.
Plaintiffs in the case Bevis v. Naperville filed for the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case as well.