Friday, April 4, 2025

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springfield
  • by david hall
As Pritzker, Dems hash out state budget, lawmakers tackle health care, abortion protections and digital IDs

Topping Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s legislative agenda for the spring session was a health insurance reform package targeting so-called “junk plans” and step therapy.

Politics
  • by david hall
The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump

Donald Trump tells the world he intends to be an authoritarian. So why won’t journalists repeat it?

democracy
  • by david hall
How 'transformational advocacy' helped 3 Chicago-area residents find purpose, not fractured politics

Whether they're lobbying Congress on climate change or fighting poverty, they learned how to use their voices for positive change, the author of "Reclaiming Our Democracy" writes.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayor's RTA board nominee withdraws, denounces critics as 'opponents of African American empowerment'

The Rev. Ira Acree accused two Chicago City Council members who voted against his nomination of holding him to a higher standard than what's been applied to previous appointments to mass transit boards, many who had no mass transit expertise.