The 751,934 retirees in Cook County could pay as much as $3,768.27 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chicago City Wire.
Former Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy slammed Mayor Lori Lightfoot's response to Saturday night rioting in The Loop, suggesting it has grown out of control because she is treating it like a protest."It’s time to take off the gloves and stop trying to control the crowd and start making arrests," McCarthy said.Can we call it a riot and get it over with?
Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
COVID-19 cases among Cook County nursing home residents numbered 809 as of April 21, 146 of whom died as a result of the virus, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
More than 91% of Chicago residents who have died from COVID-19 had chronic underlying conditions, according to Chicago Department of Public Health data as of April 16.
The number of influenza cases in Chicago has been plummeting in recent weeks, with no flu-related intensive care unit hospitalizations reported during the week ending April 4, the Chicago Department of Public Health reports.
The number of Illinois nursing homes ranked “much below average” now numbers 175, according to a database managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Illinois voters supportive of the United States adopting a socialist economic and political system have been campaigning vigorously for three marquee candidates on the March 17 Democrat primary ballot.
Illinois’ most prolific left-leaning donors are prioritizing two candidates this primary season: Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx of Flossmoor and congressional hopeful Marie Newman of Palos Park.
Of the 27,733 freshmen who entered a Chicago Public Schools high school in 2015, 2,740, or about ten percent, dropped out before graduating, according to an analysis of district filings by Chicago City Wire.
The Ohio State Accountability Project (OSAP) is setting up a mobile billboard outside of Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois prior to tonight's NCAA football game.
The City of Chicago will spend 60 percent more in 2019 than it did thirty years ago, in 1989, even though its population fell 11 percent over the same span. That's according to an analysis of city Annual Appropriation Ordinance documents by Chicago City Wire.
Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.
Sen. Iris Y. Martinez (D-20) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-5) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.