EYE ON ILLINOIS: School reopening faces seemingly insurmountable challenges
It’s going to get ugly.That’s been my prevailing thought in the two weeks since exploring legal chal…
EYE ON ILLINOIS: 1st-half sales figures show pot is plenty popular in Illinois
Marijuana consumers haven’t kept up their blazing New Year’s Day pace, but sales figures from the first half of 2020 show Illinois is indeed…
Duffy: The road ahead includes all of us
This past weekend was the celebration of our country’s independence and, for me and my family, a chance to enjoy some sense of what we would…
EYE ON ILLINOIS: State’s pressing issues demand General Assembly return to Statehouse
Why are lawmakers not in Springfield?If the ongoing uncertainty about safely opening schools in Augu…
EYE ON ILLINOIS: Illinois — and all states — need federal attention to stave off financial disaster
If you’ve got a wall, Susana Mendoza will write all over it for you.“This is going to be, I think, b…
Rettke: To Barry Schrader, for passing the baton
I spoke to Barry Schrader for the last time 10 days before he died.In typical coronavirus-fashion, i…
EYE ON ILLINOIS: Don’t get excited to spend money from gambling expansions
How long will it be until Illinois can fully realize the revenue implications of legalized sports betting and other gambling expansion? We’l…
EYE ON ILLINOIS: Can’t ignore risk, but it’s growing harder to oppose fireworks legalization
It’s July in Illinois, which means three things:1. Amateurs blasting illegal fireworks they imported…
Borek: Attracting data centers – a coordinated effort
Construction officially begins on the Ventus Tech Services site south of Gurler Road in DeKalb. The $800 million, 900,000-square-foot cloud …
EYE ON ILLINOIS: School rules need real teeth or districts face parental uprising
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a problem with only one solution.Shortly after the Illinois State …
