Gov. JB Pritzker suspends tax breaks for data centers, urges more discussion
Move comes after lawmakers fail to pass sweeping data center reforms during the spring session.
Consumer advocates seek 80% reduction in latest Nicor gas rate request
Watchdogs allege the request overcharges customers for excessive shareholder profits and executive bonuses.
Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
The administration’s past comments on “wokeness” in the program suggest political targeting.
Cut with ‘an axe’: Watchdogs, AG call for massive cuts to Peoples Gas rate request
The recommendation by the attorney general’s office sets a new tone for utility spending.
Peoples Gas customers to see minor credits after settlement with AG’s office
Customers will see annual credits of $40-50 if approved by the ICC.
Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall
The commission will refer cases and documentary evidence with the Cook County state’s attorney and local law enforcement.
State commission finds agent abuses were ‘greenlit by Washington’ for Operation Midway Blitz
The hearings featured testimony from Marimar Martinez and former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin.
‘It’s not for her’: DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated it
Lorence says her daughter would have hated having her name associated with the campaign.
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets
State employees are already prohibited from using insider information for financial gain, but the governor’s office said the order strengthens...
Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures
The audit found the department is allowing people to receive overtime pay for working on days they took off
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