Tag: Illinois

First phase of transition to new Louisiana voting system expected to cost about $12 million

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2020 7:00 pm

A home tax deduction concept illustrating rental income.

Illinois House Republicans call for fair hearings on party’s property tax relief measure

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2020 6:00 pm

Advocates see ‘no way’ Illinois auto voter program fully running by November

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2020 5:00 pm

FILE - This May 23, 2011 file photo shows an American flag flying over the remains of a tornado-ravaged neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a month after a killer storms in Alabama. Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputation as tornado hotspots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far more vulnerable to killer twisters, a new analysis shows. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Illinois officials warn residents to be prepared for tornadoes, severe weather

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2020 2:00 pm

FILE - In this March 14, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife Patti at his side, speaks to the media in Chicago before reporting to federal prison in Denver. President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the sentence of ex- Gov. Blagojevich and pardoning Martha Stewart. The comments came aboard Air Force One on Thursday, May 31, 2018, after he tweeted that he planned to pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza. Blagojevich, a Democrat, began serving his 14-year prison sentence on corruption convictions in 2012.

Illinois board recommends Rod Blagojevich be stripped of law license

Tim Pearce · March 3, 2020 10:24 pm

An Israeli shoots his weapon at a gun range near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.

Gun-owner lobby tracking 254 bills in Illinois

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2020 7:00 pm

Blagojevich criticizes Pritzker, Madigan, the Springfield ‘swamp’

Washington Examiner · March 3, 2020 6:00 pm

Chicago defends releasing illegal immigrant later charged with sexually assaulting toddler

Emma Colton · March 3, 2020 10:22 am

The Illinois legislature is expected to return later this month to close a deal to subsidize nuclear plants, as Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, legislators, environmental groups, and labor unions are motivated to preserve thousands of jobs.

Pritzker picks Costello to lead Illinois Department of Agriculture

Washington Examiner · March 2, 2020 6:00 pm

New proposal could change how schools report data to state

Washington Examiner · March 2, 2020 8:00 am

Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a shot for a vaccine administered by RN, Nicole Ives at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Illinois lawmakers could remove religious exemption for child vaccination

Washington Examiner · February 28, 2020 10:00 pm

Illinois lawmakers discuss ethics rules as some grow impatient

Washington Examiner · February 28, 2020 5:00 pm