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Kennedy, Pritzker say a mouthful by staying mum on lack of budget, GOP says

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 7, 2017

Silence can say a lot, the Illinois Republican Party suggested recently as it called out Democratic gubernatorial candidates J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy for failing to address the Democrats' failure to pass a budget in the spring legislative session.

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Policy group: Madigan, Cullerton have fat pension checks waiting for them

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 6, 2017

Illinois’ heavily underfunded pension system has left many state pensioners worried about their retirement income, but a recent report from the Illinois Policy Institute reveals that House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) are poised to earn six-figure paychecks when they retire.

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Rauner boasts delivery of 'economic engine' to Chicago's South Side

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 5, 2017

An "economic engine" that will create nearly 300 jobs and possibly many more in its wake took its first steps toward becoming a reality on Chicago's South Side recently.

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GOP says Pritzker fib makes mansion matters worse

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 5, 2017

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker has added fuel to the fire he's already feeling over the $230,000 in property tax breaks he received the past few years by lying about them, the Illinois Republican Party alleged recently.

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'American success story' becomes new Northwest Side GOP committeeman

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 29, 2017

Andre (Andrzej) Orybkiewicz has been named Northwest Side GOP (NWS GOP) Club precinct committeeman for the 41st Ward, 14th precinct, according to a recent press release.

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Illinois GOP looks for answers in Pritzker property tax appeals

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 29, 2017

The Illinois GOP is asking Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker to answer four questions about the property tax breaks he received recently.

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Watchdogs say they've uncovered another lobbying violation in Emanuel case

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

The Better Government Association (BGA) says it has identified what it suspects is another case of lobbying violations linked to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's emails.

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Poll underscores loss of hope for unemployed in Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Unemployed Americans have grown more hopeful about finding a job in recent years -- except Illinoisans, that is, where the opposite is true, according to a recent survey.

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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

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Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

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GOP says Pritzker's house is built on hypocrisy

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker doesn't want to pay his own taxes, but he'd like everyone else in Illinois to pay more, the Illinois GOP argued in a press release recently.

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Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

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Earle STEM chess coach makes sure his players know they rule their own lives

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

The Illinois Policy Institute community raised $5,500 to support the students on the Earle STEM Academy chess team, and the players paid it back by grabbing three trophies at the U.S. Chess Federation SuperNationals in Nashville, Tennessee, recently.

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Pritzker accused of milking system with mansion scam

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 24, 2017

Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker would rather pocket money he doesn't deserve than help those who need it most, former Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady suggested recently.

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Citizens group hope to unite residents in fight against large residential developments in Jefferson Park

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 22, 2017

Chicago citizens group Residents Against Upzoning recently rallied residents of the 45th Ward and its surrounding communities to join them at City Hall and protest plans to build large residential developments in Jefferson Park.

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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 22, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

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Earle STEM chess team makes its move on a national level

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

The Earle STEM Academy chess players proved they were no pawns at the U.S. Chess Federation SuperNationals tournament in Nashville, as they captured three trophies over the three-day tournament in early May.

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South Chicago flexes its employment muscles with new plant

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

Chicago's South Side will gain 286 jobs when a new Flex-N-Gate manufacturing facility sets up shop in January 2018.

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GOP says Pritzker 'gamed' property tax system to pay minimal amount

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

Democratc gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker might own a mansion, but he only paid taxes on a molehill, a spokesman for the Illinois Republic Party suggested recently.

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Oversight group's leader laments lack of good reporting on bad government

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 19, 2017

A handful of reporters can't cover all of the dysfunction of the Illinois government, a government oversight group's leader told a media gathering recently.