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May 19, 2025
Shaw Local

NewsPrep SportsBearseNewspaperObituariesLocal EventsThe SceneThe First Hundred Miles

Rich Miller: The party is over when it comes to next year’s state budget

Rich Miller: The party is over when it comes to next year’s state budget

A top legislative budget negotiator last week said rank-and-file legislators will very soon have to come to terms with a state budget environment unlike anything many have ever seen before.

By Rich Miller●
May 13, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Campaigning or rally call? Pritzker draws national focus

Rich Miller: Campaigning or rally call? Pritzker draws national focus

If Pritzker’s governance does start slipping because he’s running for higher office, I pledge to let my opinion be known. I will not stand for it. This state is far too important.

By Rich Miller●
May 06, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Federal funding uncertainty means Illinois budget may not be ‘final’

Rich Miller: Federal funding uncertainty means Illinois budget may not be ‘final’

Gov. JB Pritzker said last week that the extreme uncertainty with the U.S. government and the international economy might mean that the legislature may have to reconvene to reconfigure the state budget after it adjourns at the end of next month.

By Rich Miller●
April 15, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Mail-in ballots make the difference  in Illinois’ local elections

Rich Miller: Mail-in ballots make the difference in Illinois’ local elections

You’ve probably read about the Republican Party’s implosion last week in suburban municipal and township campaigns, particularly in DuPage County.

By Rich Miller●
April 08, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Disagreements remain about addressing CTA shortage

Rich Miller: Disagreements remain about addressing CTA shortage

The state imposes an additional sales tax in the Regional Transit Authority’s jurisdiction. Last week’s study found that expanding those specific RTA sales taxes to services could generate an additional $315 million a year.

By Rich Miller●
April 01, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Moylan: ‘Vast amounts of mismanagement’ at CTA

Rich Miller: Moylan: ‘Vast amounts of mismanagement’ at CTA

State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, chair of the House Transportation: Rail Systems, Roads & Bridges Committee, is heading into the transit funding discussions armed with an inch-and-a-half-thick binder filled with CTA salary data.

By Rich Miller●
March 18, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: Another challenge for state’s foster care system

Rich Miller: Another challenge for state’s foster care system

Advocates say a major storm is brewing that could overwhelm the state’s child foster care system.

By Rich Miller●
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

Rich Miller: State spending on core services drops when adjusted for inflation

Rich Miller: State spending on core services drops when adjusted for inflation

The latest report from the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability shows that spending on “core” state services in the governor’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget will be 9.1% less in real dollars than it was in fiscal 2000.

By Rich Miller●
March 04, 2025 at 10:44 am CST

Rich Miller: Ethics reform not a priority in Illinois

Rich Miller: Ethics reform not a priority in Illinois

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch didn’t sound all that enthused about passing any new ethics reforms during an interview last week.

By Rich Miller●
February 25, 2025 at 10:00 am CST

Rich Miller: Feds convict Madigan, Blagojevich gets pardoned in same week

Rich Miller: Feds convict Madigan, Blagojevich gets pardoned in same week

Mike Madigan knew for a very long time that the U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI badly wanted to put his head on a spike.

By Rich Miller●
February 18, 2025 at 10:00 am CST
Rich Miller: Illinois would be squeezed if Trump, congressional Republicans cut Medicaid expansion

Rich Miller: Illinois would be squeezed if Trump, congressional Republicans cut Medicaid expansion

The latest report from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget projected Illinois is facing a $3.2 billion deficit in fiscal 2026.

By Rich Miller●
February 11, 2025 at 10:00 am CST
State Sen. Craig Wilcox: Fiscal storm is brewing in Springfield. We must protect funds for local governments.

State Sen. Craig Wilcox: Fiscal storm is brewing in Springfield. We must protect funds for local governments.

"Illinois is heading into a fiscal storm in 2025, facing a trifecta of challenges that could have mammoth consequences for both the state and its municipalities," writes state Sen. Craig Wilcox.

By Craig Wilcox - State Senator, 32nd District●
February 09, 2025 at 8:00 am CST

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