McHenry Times

AFP Action-IL director: 'We want to let people know exactly what the (Fair Tax) amendment is'

By Juliette Fairley | Sep 24, 2020

The Fair Tax proposal would be a monumental change for Illinois, potentially opening a Pandora's box to tax increases

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois receives failing grade for budgeting from Truth in Accounting

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

Illinois received an 'F' from a nonpartisan accounting organization that measures state transparency and reliability in accounting practices

Pritzker's progressive tax proposal 'fair' in name only, opponents argue

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 14, 2020

Making it easier for politicians to raise taxes will only worsen Illinois' already dire financial situation, say critics of the so-called “Fair Tax” that will be on the ballot for voters in November.

Political activist Ptak: Pritzker federal inquiry 'no great revelation'

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 28, 2020

Federal prosecutors requested 5 months' worth of files from Cook County assessor’s office related to two mansions Gov. Pritzker owns

Rep. Ugaste calls for reform, not defunding of law enforcement

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 12, 2020

Rep. Ugaste vows to craft police reform in the House to improve law enforcement

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois has enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients, according to state's data

By Juliette Fairley | 5 years ago

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets the 4,000 ventilators he's requested, Illinois could end up with 2,280 more ventilators than it needs under worst-case scenario projections for the coronavirus crisis in Illinois, according to an analysis of recently released data from the state.