* Lake County News-Sun…A Lake County judge Friday dismissed all criminal counts against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly, ruling that misleading grand jury testimony compromised indictments that alleged Kilkelly illegally waived fees to local businesses as part of a COVID-era relief effort.Judge Patricia Fix said the flawed grand jury testimony from an Illinois State Police [...]

* The mayor’s people were telling city council members and at least some reporters this week that the Illinois Retail Merchants Association had blown a $40 million hole in the city budget. IRMA sent out a press release countering that argument…The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement regarding the mayors proposed [...]

* Deputy Gov. Andy Manar sent a memo to all state agency directors yesterday. I’ve highlighted some important passagesThank you for the thoughtful work that your leadership team and fiscal office staff put into your agencys Fiscal Year 2026 budget request to GOMB. Director Sturm and GOMB staff are currently reviewing each agency submission [...]

* WGN The governments star witness took the stand Thursday in former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigans ongoing corruption trial. Former Chicago alderman and FBI mole Danny Solis testified about an alleged $1.3 million bribery scheme, which prosecutors allege was directed by Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. Solis briefly took the [...]

* WGN The governments star witness took the stand Thursday in former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigans ongoing corruption trial. Former Chicago alderman and FBI mole Danny Solis testified about an alleged $1.3 million bribery scheme, which prosecutors allege was directed by Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. Solis briefly took the [...]

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, [...]

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, [...]

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, [...]

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, [...]

* Associated Press…In 2022, New York Citys jails commissioner, Louis Molina, issued a dire warning to local lawmakers: fentanyl was pouring into Rikers Island through the mail, he said, spurring an overdose crisis among the jail’s detainees and putting guards at risk.As evidence of the insidious threat, Molina passed around a childs drawing of a [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]

* Some good background is here and here on Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings. The state statute in question is here. The Sandholm case referenced below is here. * Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet wrote the opinion, with all justices concurring except Justice Rochford, who took no part in the decision…Defendants, Sun-Times Media [...]