Pritzker’s gas tax relief plan faces opposition Pritzker’s gas tax relief plan faces opposition Thursday, February 24, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for pausing a scheduled automatic increase in the state’s motor fuel tax is facing opposition from several quarters, including engineering companies that design road and bridge projects.
State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 mitigation orders for K-12 schools on an expedited schedule.
Tom Cullerton resigns Senate seat, reportedly plans to plead guilty to federal charges Tom Cullerton resigns Senate seat, reportedly plans to plead guilty to federal charges Wednesday, February 23, 2022 State Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, resigned his seat Wednesday and will reportedly plead guilty next month to federal corruption charges. Read more
Comptroller calls for ending penalties on late payments Comptroller calls for ending penalties on late payments Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is calling for repealing a law that imposes a 12 percent interest whenever the state is late paying its bills, along with a program that allows private... Read more
UPDATED: Appellate court declines to rule on mask mandates; Pritzker to appeal to high court UPDATED: Appellate court declines to rule on mask mandates; Pritzker to appeal to high court Friday, February 18, 2022 Schools in Illinois are free to enforce mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigations on their own, but the emergency rules that the Illinois Department of Public Health issued requiring schools to... Read more
State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The question of whether K-12 schools in Illinois can continue to enforce mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigations remained unclear Wednesday as all three branches of state government tried to... Read more
Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Tuesday, February 15, 2022 A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, saying in part that those rules are still being litigated in a state appellate court. Read more
Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Thursday, February 10, 2022 Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge on customer bills that consumer... Read more