Springfield News
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A bill that would give developers a 10-year property tax break in an effort to encourage them to build affordable housing and another aimed at getting employees of construction subcontractors access to justice after wage theft will be considered at a subject matter-only hearing in front of a Senate subcommittee in Chicago on Thursday.
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When former Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an executive order creating the state’s Department of Innovation and Technology in 2016, the administration made promises that the agency would be able to fully implement a total technology overhaul within seven years — and only cost $250 million for the first few years, eventually generating enough revenue thereafter to pay for itself.
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More than 30 years ago in 1988, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed suit against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services — a case that would result in a 1991 consent decree that DCFS has failed to live up to in the years since, the watchdog group said.
Heidi Dalenberg [ACLU]
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Freshman State Rep. Mark Kalish’s (D-Skokie) decision not to vote for the Reproductive Health Act — despite promising to back pro-choice policies after being appointed to replace former State Rep. Lou Lang — could complicate his bid for a second term.
State Rep. Mark Kalish (D-Skokie). [Submitted]
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Despite the findings of a recent Auditor General report on the board charged with overseeing Illinois’ sex offender database, the state’s Sex Offender Management Board still received $100,000 for the 2020 fiscal year — far more than the board has spent in recent history.
State Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) [Submitted]
A Wendella lake tour. [Twitter/@WendellaBoats]
