ENERGY COST CRISIS Soaring summer electric bills in much of Illinois Many customers throughout Illinois have seen their electric bills double this summer. Monthly Illinois electricity bills carry prices that…

GERRYMANDERING Governor JB Pritzker’s Hypocrisy on Gerrymandering & Fair Maps Governor Pritzker hit the late-night talk show circuit this week, sitting with late night host Stephen Colbert, while threatening to…

DCFS Reps. Weber, La Ha, and Reick Demand Accountability Following Repeated DCFS Failures At a press conference this week, State Representatives Tom Weber, Nicole La Ha, and Steve Reick called…

CORRUPTION Judge hands 2 years in prison to ex-ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, calls bribery scheme with Speaker Madigan a ‘criminal alliance’ Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist for utility giant Commonwealth…

CORRUPTION John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to 18 months in…

CRIMINAL LAW FBI agents make arrests of alleged large-scale methamphetamine distribution network   Following a two-week sting operation led by the FBI, eight Illinoisans are facing federal charges for running a…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation Last week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses joined together to…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation This week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses joined together to…

BUDGET/TAXES Democrats Pass $55.2 Billion Budget Another year, another budget, and another near-record-breaking spending increase. Just before midnight on the last day of the legislative session, Illinois House Democrats passed…

BUDGET/TAXES Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, Deputy Leader Norine Hammond and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain held a press conference Thursday…