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- October 18, 2024
BY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN Texas (ECWd) – Today’s ruling coming out of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas states that the Federal Government does not possess the requisite powers to prohibit residential evictions. From the Opinion This lawsuit presents the question whether the federal government has authority to order property
READ MOREU.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s push to pass a law that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans has sparked a feud with controversial Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. But it took a new turn this morning “when Facebook temporarily took down Newman’s video putting up a transgender pride flag in a congressional office hallway,
READ MORECHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan expands Phase 1B eligibility Thursday, but Chicago area health departments are holding off on the expansion until enough doses are available. As the state’s vaccine supply ramps up, federal, state and local officials are expected to announce Friday that the United Center mass vaccination site will open
READ MOREA former Illinois state representative and two of his sons were indicted on federal charges Wednesday after prosecutors say all three lied about their income in an alleged scheme to avoid paying taxes. Former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo was indicted on two counts of felony tax evasion and four counts of willfully failing to file
READ MOREFairview Heights, Ill. – R&W Builders, Inc. (R&W) of O’Fallon, Illinois, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining construction contracts reserved for disadvantaged small businesses, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. The Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program
READ MOREJust more than three months after voters soundly rejected a progressive state income tax, new Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch is trying to revive the idea as a fix for state pensions. There is a better solution than the failed ‘fair tax’ scheme. Just months after Illinois voters rejected Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax,
READ MOREHB 811 removes publication of government, school district and community college notices from newspapers and publishes on government entity’s web site. It is sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Carroll and co-sponsored by Reps. Carol Ammons, Daniel Didech, Joseph Sosnowski, and Sam Yingling. This bill will have a detrimental impact more than 400 newspapers across Illinois that
READ MOREJOLIET, IL — One of Joliet’s best known politicians is making a comeback after being away from elected office the past 10 years. Warren Dorris spent 24 years on the Joliet City Council representing the east side. In 2011, Dorris ran for mayor and lost. Now, Dorris is one of 12 candidates running for three
READ MOREIf you suspect Illinois has inordinate number of local governments, each one draining your pocketbook, you’re right. Only it’s a lot worse than you suspected. A new report released today by the Civic Federation finds that Illinois actually has more local governments than the number currently reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Instead of 6,918 combined townships, school
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