State Journal Register – Written by Bernard Schoenburg – Published August 26, 2017 When Gov. BRUCE RAUNER was in Naperville on Thursday and talked to reporters about a bill he approved concerning police pensions, he made a familiar claim. Rauner, who often points the finger of blame at House Speaker…
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WBGZ Radio 5/30/2017 |By RFD Radio Network The arcane rules that surround how the state can purchase the goods and services may be changing. The House approved changes for the regulations that tell departments, agencies and universities how they can buy things. Inside of government it called procurement and it’s…
Read MoreThe Illinois budget impasse has been a disaster for the state’s human service infrastructure. The most respected and prominent human service providers are being run out of our state. Entire human service programs – like homeless services and sexual assault prevention – are in danger of going extinct in Illinois.…
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By Dave Dahl – October 27, 2015 A state lawmaker wants to keep the trains on the tracks – and it may take an act of Congress to do it. Dave Dahl reports. The modern train safety system known as “positive train control” is supposed to be in place this…
Read MoreBy Dave Dahl – Illinois Radio Network WBGZ Radio 8/27/15 Everybody’s for police officers and fire fighters. Aren’t they?Gov. Bruce Rauner has said he is for increased pensions for those who run toward danger while others run from it, but he vetoed a bill allowing those increased pensions because…
Read MoreSouthtown Star – August 10, 2015 By Angela Denk You never know whom you are going to empower. That sentiment seemed to move the crowd Friday at the 30th anniversary luncheon for the Abby Foundation, an Olympia Fields-based nonprofit that still has a goal to “raise money and…
Read MoreHomewood Flossmoor Chronicle – By Tom Houlihan on Fri, 06/26/2015 There was a party atmosphere Friday as government and business leaders celebrated the $4 million renovation of Flossmoor’s Metra station. The rebuilt station, in full use for about a month, was dedicated in a ceremony that included a ribbon…
Read MoreThere will be an effort in Springfield to preserve state funding for Amtrak. Amtrak runs eight trains a day between Chicago and Downstate Illinois and seven to Milwaukee that are state-subsidized to the tune of $42 million. The governor’s budget proposal cuts that figure to $26 million, which would mean…
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