Vermilion County State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Piatt County State’s Attorney Sarah Perry, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Ford County State’s Attorney Andrew L. Killian, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz, a Democrat, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Ten school districts in Champaign County are opting out of Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
One of the Champaign-Urbana's-- and the state's-- most successful entrepreneurs says Illinois politicians are punishing business owners they should be nurturing.Jimmy John LiataudTucker: You're based in Illinois.
Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) said Governor J.B. Pritzker's refusal to lift mask mandates for schools show he is "moving to punish all those who defy him."
The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.
Nearly half of the students at Illinois’ flagship taxpayer-funded university are now foreign nationals or from out-of-state, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of school enrollment data.
The size of the freshman class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign numbered 8,303 this fall, including 5,835 new students – or 70% of the total – from around the state, UIUC reports.
Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
The 14,621 retirees in Vermilion County could pay as much as $3,815.05 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chambana Sun.
The 3,171 retirees in Piatt County could pay as much as $4,274.19 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chambana Sun.
The 2,437 retirees in Ford County could pay as much as $3,307.55 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chambana Sun.
The 26,840 retirees in Champaign County could pay as much as $5,020.51 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chambana Sun.
Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).