The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based non-profit law firm, has reached a settlement in a case involving anti-abortion groups challenging Chicago’s “bubble zone” ordinance regarding abortion clinics, according to a press release.
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is "stone-walling" to keep public records of a questionable $3,000 grant award from the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), the groups contends on its Illinois Leaks website.
Chicago aldermen recently demanded an explanation from Mayor Rahm’s Emanuel Administration and McCormick Place officials about a plan to divert $55 million in tax increment financing money to a hotel construction project and Navy Pier upgrades, according to the Better Government Association (BGA).
Illinois is looking at a triple threat of troubles if it can't pass a state budget, according to Eugene Keefe, a partner with the Chicago law firm of Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates.