Illinois Dem Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

Terry Link is third Dem state senator accused of federal crimes in last year

Alex Nester
September 16, 2020 4:50 PM

Illinois Democratic lawmaker Terry Link pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Wednesday, marking the third Democratic state senator to be accused of federal crimes in just over a year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Illinois Dem Calls for State to Stop Teaching History

La Shawn Ford says Illinois must develop anti-racist curriculum before teaching history

Alex Nester
August 3, 2020 3:35 PM

A Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives called on the state to stop teaching history in public schools until educators can develop a new, non-racist curriculum.

Illinois Sued After Refusing to Disclose Statewide Voter Data

Joe Schoffstall
July 28, 2020 4:45 PM

Election officials in Illinois have been hit with a lawsuit after refusing to turn over the state's voter roll data for inspection.

Illinois Dem Suspected of Bribery After Federal Investigation

Jack Beyrer
July 20, 2020 4:45 PM

A federal investigation implicated the Democratic speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in a bribery scheme, Fox News reported Monday.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Illinois?

The corona-crisis puts the Prairie State at the center of a bailout debate

Charles Fain Lehman
May 7, 2020 5:00 AM

As a coronavirus-driven cash crunch collides with nearly two decades of unbalanced budgets and exorbitant pension spending, insolvency is on the horizon in Illinois.

Warren Endorses Prosecutor Who Dropped Charges Against Jussie Smollett For Fabricating Hate Crime

Collin Anderson
January 28, 2020 2:45 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) endorsed the reelection of the Illinois state attorney under investigation for her handling of former Empire actor Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax.

Report: Illinois Public School Teachers Unlawfully Lock Up Kids

Paul Crookston
November 19, 2019 4:50 PM

An investigation from the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois found disturbing abuses of the controversial practice of confining children with behavioral problems and mental disabilities.

Nearly Half the Milwaukee DNC Delegations Will Stay in Illinois

Dems still can't go all in on Wisconsin

Nic Rowan
August 22, 2019 7:30 PM

Nearly half of the delegations headed to the July 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee will be housed in Illinois, with some staying in hotels as far away as the Chicago suburbs.

Illinois Dem Indicted on 40 Embezzlement Charges

Accused of embezzling almost $275,000

Graham Piro
August 2, 2019 1:05 PM

Illinois state Senator Tom Cullerton (D.) has been indicted for fraudulently accepting benefits from a labor union, prosecutors said Friday morning. Cullerton is facing one charge of "conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefit plans," one count of "making false statements in a health care matter," and 39 counts of "embezzlement from a labor union," according to an NBC Chicago affiliate.

Illinois DCFS Needs ‘to Right Two Decades of Wrongs’

Analysis shows spending and personnel woes for state Department of Children and Family Services

Cole Lauterbach - The Center Square
July 17, 2019 12:00 PM

In a 12-month period, 98 children involved in investigations by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services died, per according to a previous investigation of the department.