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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

Severin wants focus on safety first as protests and violence continue upstate

By Juliette Fairley | Aug 4, 2020

According to a July 18 ABC Chicago report, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7 President John Catanzara Jr. sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help in establishing law and order in Chicago after Black Lives Matter protestors clashed with police in front of the Grant Park statue of Christopher Columbus.

Rep. Severin dissatisfied with Gov. Pritzker's modified COVID-19 plans

By Juliette Fairley | May 14, 2020

While May 1 protesters in Springfield and Chicago were successful in drawing national attention, Rep. Dave Severin remains dissatisfied with Gov. Pritzker's COVID-19 plans.

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Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

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

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

By Juliette Fairley | 4 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.