Student activists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are celebrating after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new state law they helped enact.
The measure was spurred by a former official’s lawsuit against the Chicago Sun-Times in 2021.
Governor Pritzker called for legislation following State Farm’s 27% homeowners rate hike.
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” this month, Pritzker said the measure would send “the right kind of a message” to Israel amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The elimination of federal funding calculates to a loss of more than $790,000- nearly 80% of the station’s overall annual operations budget.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, a Republican, and former Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley, a Democrat and member of the Daley political family, are leading the effort.
The sign came down a day after the Clinton County Board passed a non-binding resolution.
Tasked with promoting the arts across the state, The Illinois Arts Council is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
The Funded Advocacy and Independent Representation [FAIR] Act establishes a statewide public defender’s office aimed at providing relief, oversight and independence for public defenders.
The signing comes after the Federal Emergency Management Agency joined at least three other federal agencies in canceling contracts with unions to comply with President Trump’s March executive order that stripped many federal workers of union protections.
The tax represents one cent for every dollar spent on food products at a grocery store.
The law mandates ‘victim-centered’ training and better coordination among law enforcement, state agencies.
At his 100-Day address on Wednesday, Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams said he will continue to carry the people’s vision for the city forward with honesty and integrity.
E.J. Antoni received both a Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from NIU. Antoni was a graduate assistant at the university for almost four years, up until his graduation in 2020.
Deputy accused of Sangamon County woman’s murder had troubling past.