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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan met with applause, skepticism and hostility
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-plan-applause-hostility/
Illinois lawmakers could vote on Chicago transit, energy, criminal justice bills during veto session
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-lawmakers-could-vote-on-chicago-transit-energy-criminal-justice-bills-during-veto-session/article_9ea4e1a6-a90a-4d31-81b0-99219080c87e.html
East St. Louis’ Personal Touch Boutique honored as IRMA ‘Retailer of the Year’
https://www.ibjonline.com/2025/10/10/east-st-louis-personal-touch-boutique-honored-as-irma-retailer-of-the-year/
Civic leaders: State lawmakers should reject massive pension benefit sweetener
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/opinion-illinois-pension-benefit-bill/
Illinois Retail Merchants Association Honors Personal Touch Boutique of East St. Louis as 2025 Retailer of the Year
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/illinois-retail-merchants-association-honors-personal-touch-boutique-of-east-st-louis-as-2025-retailer-of-the-year-87067.cfm
Illinois EDC Adds Four Powerhouse Leaders to Board
https://www.illinoisedc.org/news/illinois-edc-adds-four-powerhouse-leaders-to-board/
Illinois’ food system braces for shake up from SNAP changes
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-state-and-local-food-policy/snap-changes-expected-shake-illinois-food-system
‘There definitely was a need’: CPS, communities host back-to-school events to big crowds
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/chicago-public-schools-back-to-school-events/
Chicago storefront sign restriction efforts a ‘quality of life’ issue for some, but others worry about overreach
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/10/chicago-storefront-sign-ordinance/
Halpin bill to protect local auctioneers signed into law
https://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/80-senator-mike-halpin-news/6461-halpin-bill-to-protect-local-auctioneers-signed-into-law
