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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

From Chambana Sun

Rep. Caulkins equates House Speaker Madigan to Al Capone

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Springfield) is well aware of the U.S. Attorney's Office bribery allegations that have descended upon the Commonwealth Edison utility company and implicated Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Illinois House member blasts Pritzker’s ban of radio host

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 2, 2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s banning of a popular radio reporter from his daily news briefings is a form of bullying to get his way, according to a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

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.