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“Donald Trump’s reckless trade policies are nothing more than a tax on working families that will jack up prices, threaten jobs, and impact the way we live,” said Governor JB Pritzker. #tariffs

“Corruption fuels a power that is wielded not for representative democracy by the will of the people, but things like oligarchy, autocracy, even kleptocracy, all while keeping up appearance of democracy,” Shah said. #sentencing

The tax rate went up to 8.65% on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. #taxes

“We have to get President [Donald] Trump to understand that investing in the National Weather Service, making sure we have more accurate weather models, could maybe make these types of disasters a thing of the past,” Sorensen told NBC. #funding

Windcreek has admitted liability claiming to know the suspect and have full HD video but no arrests have been made. #lawsuit

Billing it as a measure that gives young people a fairer chance by working to prevent early criminalization, the Illinois House advanced Senate Bill 2418 by a 73-41 vote before legislators adjourned spring session. #age

The 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the city of Chicago now pegs the city’s unfunded liabilities at almost $36 billion, even after overall debt has dipped by $1.3 billion over the last year. #pension

Set for Monday, Nov. 3, 2026, Rev. Dr. Bradley’s announcement is aimed to energize the targets of the so-called “conservative” political movement’s anti-American rebellion against DEI initiatives, immigrant justice, fair labor rights and more that endanger every working class neighborhood, break room and street corner in the nation. #endorsement

In Illinois, 11 percent of all businesses are Black-owned, and Chicago now ranks second in the country for venture capital-backed startups with at least one Black founder. #business

The proposed ordinance was introduced earlier this year by city lawmakers after a West Side store worker was shot and killed while on the job at an establishment where security cameras were inoperable. #cameras