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PBR: Gas prices in Chicago are 'Absurd'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 8, 2022

Gas prices across the state of Illinois reached record highs in June, remaining higher than the national average through July.

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Gooden on gun legislation: '61 people were shot and 10 were killed in Chicago last weekend'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 2, 2022

Republican Congressman Lance Gooden of Texas is pointing to Illinois as an example of how ineffective he thinks gun control legislation just for the sake of taking action can be.“61 people were shot and 10 were killed in Chicago last weekend,” Gooden recently posted on Twitter.

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Magnificent Mile's Bares: 'We want to see the Cook County State's Attorney's Office prosecuting'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 28, 2022

Magnificent Mile association President and CEO Kimberly Bares isn’t a fan of some of what she’s been forced to see in the area of late."We want to see the Cook County State's Attorney's Office prosecuting," Bares told ABC News.

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Lightfoot: 'As Chicagoans and as Americans, it is our responsibility to call hate speech and acts out'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 8, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking a stand against the growing acts of anti-Semitic vandalism now plaguing the city.

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Durkin: 'It’s time to stop coddling criminals, stop disregarding victims, and take action'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 2, 2022

Minority House Leader Jim Durkin (R-Burr Ridge) is pushing legislation that would make organized retail theft a felony punishable by as much as 15 years in prison.

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Evanston Township High School's Witherspoon: ‘No state rule to enforce’

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 24, 2022

Deeming the ongoing school mask debate “more of a legal battle right now than a medical one,” District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon has announced the school will now be mask optional.

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Arwady on Chicago ending mask mandate: ‘We don't want to move too soon’

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 24, 2022

City of Chicago officials have announced the city will soon end its mask mandate and become mask optional as of Feb. 28.

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Indefinite masking in Chicago Public Schools: ‘We do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly’

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 24, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced she plans to keep a mask requirement in place at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) even after the mandate for the city at large is slated to be lifted at the end of the month.“We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly,” CPS said in a statement.

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Lightfoot describes 'productive day at the bargaining table' that led to return to in-person learning in Chicago

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 21, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently discussed the path that led to Chicago Public Schools reaching an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union for the return to in-person learning on Jan. 12.

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Lightfoot announces $2M grant program for restaurants

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 19, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is launching a $2 million program aimed at helping struggling restaurant owners across the city remain afloat during the pandemic.

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Welter condemns Democrats' 'Criminal Bill of Rights'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 10, 2022

State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) is hoping Democrats in Springfield make changes to the SAFE Act.

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Lightfoot urges teachers to return to schools; 'Your kids need you'

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 7, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking the personal approach in her efforts to coax Chicago Public Schools teachers back into the classroom.

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Joyce shares Illinois water utility bill assistance opportunity

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 14, 2021

Veteran state Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) is doing all he can to make sure Illinois residents struggling with water and sewer utility bills are aware help could be just a phone call away.

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With state pension debt rising, Chicago GOP chair pins problem on 'Democrats owned and operated by public unions'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 5, 2021

Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland blames one group for leaving Illinois perpetually in crisis mode when it comes to pension debt.

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Chicago politician points to 'political favors, shortsightedness and gross incompetence' for Illinois' pension debt

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 4, 2021

Chicago committeeman David Krupa wants to see lawmakers in Springfield get out of their own way when it comes to getting the state’s ongoing pension debt crisis under control.

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Brooks, Bailey team up for change in Chicago neighborhood

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 30, 2021

Pastor Corey Brooks and state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) are joining forces in bringing hope to a Chicago neighborhood.

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Chicago pols approve $23M property tax hike amid pushback

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new $16.7 billion budget proposal is facing across-the-board resistance, especially when it comes to an expected property tax increase.

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Lightfoot attends WNBA championship game without a mask

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 20, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is drawing attention after appearing at an overflow Chicago Sky title-clinching championship game not wearing a mask.

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Wirepoints posits COVID-19 delta variant isn't more dangerous to children

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2021

Government watchdog Wirepoints is questioning what it sees as the federal government’s growing propensity for presenting the Delta variant as being even more dangerous for children than its own data and research suggests.

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Activist Doubek: 'There needs to be a real and meaningful dialogue between lawmakers and community groups'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 13, 2021

CHANGE Illinois Executive Director Madeleine Doubek is convinced lawmakers in Springfield never gave themselves the chance to do the best job that could be done in redrawing the latest congressional maps.“Our first recommendation to this committee is to use the 2020 Census data as the basis for the congressional maps rather than American Community Survey (ACS) data,” Doubek said during a Senate Redistricting Committee hearing held earlier this month.