The campaign mailers allegedly falsely claim 4th Ward Chicago alderman candidate Ebony Lucas faces substantial IRS tax liens, contractor liens and court fines; All fictional claims, Lucas says
A state hiring watchdog is contending he has not conceded, as "misconstrued" by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, that two dozen allegedly unqualified temporary lab techs hired to help with Covid-19 tests, are outside the watchdog's federal mandate because they were hired off the street rather than promoted from within government.
Candidates, including judges, who sign the pledge are required to acknowledge that one of the “explicitly stated purposes” of the party is that it “advances the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party.”
A three-judge panel heard arguments on Dec. 10, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to press his case to throw off decades-old orders intended to tamp down corrupt government hiring practices
Judge rules Chicago law firms instrumental in appointment of compliance administrator, and the fees are needed to sanction Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough for fighting against the effort to tighten scrutiny on her past and current government hiring practices.
A federal judge had denied Pritzker's attempt to end court-appointed oversight of Illinois government hiring practices, saying there was still too much evidence of politically motivated hiring and promotion within agencies under the governor's supervision
A federal judge has not only refused to grant Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's wish to end federal oversight of state hiring, but has granted a modest expansion of that watchdog duty.
Now that the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office has merged with County Clerk Karen Yarbrough's office, a federal watchdog over the clerk's hiring practices wants court permission to also keep an eye on recorder activities, but Yarbrough is resisting.
Unofficial tallies late Tuesday showed him with 62% of vote, enough to secure another term and defeat progressive removal campaign, which Toomin supporters believe was instigated after he installed a special prosecutor to reopen the Jussie Smollett case, embarrassing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is arguing federal oversight of state employment practices is limited to stopping political coercion of workers, but federal watchdogs say that reading of the law and related court orders is "crabbed" and a "sleight of hand" to skirt needed oversight.
Conservatives seek removal of 'Madigan's favorite justice,' while progressives aim at a Cook County judge who reopened Smollett case, over the wishes of State's Attorney Kim Foxx, drawing flak from Cook County Democrats.
The filing comes in response to Gov. JB Pritzker's try to end the court decrees that gives federal monitors the authority to combat patronage hiring in state government.
Cook County Democratic endorsed candidates split results, as Hyman bests three opponents, Griffin appears to fall Johnson, in balloting for appellate seat.
Illinois’ only African American state Supreme Court justice appears poised to claim a win in the race to land a 10-year term on the state’s high court.
The Illinois Civil Justice League particularly warned voters on two judicial candidates it considers to be "stalking horse candidates" on ballot to help "chosen" Democratic Party "insiders"
