Bloomington Pantagraph—State’s archaic financial tracking system under review, “Less than two weeks after Auditor General William Holland found the state is relying on hundreds of different financial reporting systems to track spending, the chairwoman of a Senate committee said lawmakers must investigate.”
- Chicago Sun-Times—John Cullerton: Consider taxing under-65 pensions, “The top Senate Democrat Monday suggested taxing retirement income for high-earning senior citizens for the first time to help lower income taxes that were raised in January.”
- Daily Herald—Gambling plan includes slots, no casinos, “The push to allow slot machines at Arlington Park and other Illinois race tracks is on once again, but an initial plan leaves any new casinos out of the equation.”
- Trib Local (Winnetka/Northfield)—Attorney General: New Trier High School board violated Open Meetings Act, “The New Trier High School District 203 board violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act last spring when it privately discussed topics that should have been addressed in public, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.”
- Chicago Tribune—Contract for Dolton mayor’s daughter sets of firestorm, “A proposal to award a million-dollar deal to a south suburban mayor’s daughter prompted a trustee boycott and accusations of secrecy, but a revised contract was pushed through Monday night.”
- SouthtownStar—Quinn signs Chinatown redistricting legislation, “Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Monday a bill that protects minority groups from being split — and thus losing political influence — during legislative redistricting.”
