Peter Hancock
KaneCounty Chronicle
Contact Peter
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Peter:
Lawmakers hear mixed reviews of new foster care health system
19,000 youths shifted to managed care system in September → Read More
Illinois surpasses 660,000 combined early, mail votes
That included 482,848 mail ballots that had either been delivered to election authorities or deposited in a drop box. That’s 22.4 percent of the more than 2.15 million mail ballots that have been requested so far. In addition, 175,965 registered voters had cast ballots at in-person voting locations – roughly double the number of early in-person votes cast at the same point in the 2016 election… → Read More
Illinois high court affirms stepparent rights in civil unions
Ruling clarifies that civil unions are equal to marriages ‘in all respects’ → Read More
U.S. Attorney: Lawmakers free to pursue Madigan probe
But Democratic and GOP leaders still at odds over what exactly that means → Read More
Former Democratic state Sen. Link pleads guilty to tax evasion
Specifically, the plea agreement noted that in 2016, Link reported income of $264,450 when, in fact, he had total income of at least $358,309. The difference included $73,159 in money from his campaign account that he used for personal purposes. As part of the plea agreement, Link agreed to pay restitution of $71,133 to the IRS, and $11,527 to the Illinois Department of Revenue. Federal… → Read More
GOP investigators hope to get answers from Madigan
Special committee to open hearings into speaker’s role in ComEd scandal → Read More
Aid for struggling small businesses to start flowing
$636M in ‘Business Interruption Grants’ to help small firms hit by COVID-19 → Read More
Teachers’ union urges most schools to not reopen for in-person learning
IFT says most schools, colleges and universities still are not ready → Read More
Pritzker signs bill paving way for Chicago casino
State’s revenue share to fund hospital, university construction → Read More
Illinois lawmakers eying $41 billion budget with $5 billion in borrowing
House and Senate adjourn, will continue their work on Saturday → Read More
Illinois unemployment rate climbs to record 16.4% in April
That news came just a few months after the state set a record low unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in November, reflecting the speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a virtual shutdown of most of the state and national economies. The numbers reflect an overall loss of 762,200 nonfarm jobs since March, the largest single-month decline in state history, and a decline of 822,800 jobs… → Read More
Illinois borrows to infuse hospitals with cash in March
Payment delays expected in April due to extended tax filing deadline → Read More
COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders
Pritzker has issued 12 so far this year, including 10 this month → Read More
Nurse-patient ratio advocates tout survey showing benefits of proposed law
Illinois hospitals still strongly oppose, saying it would lead to hospital closures → Read More
Pritzker signs bill phasing in $40K minimum teacher pay
“As Illinois’ children head back to school this week and next, this new law says to them and their parents loud and clear, we value teachers,” Pritzker said during a Statehouse news conference. The bill is aimed at relieving what many have described as a severe statewide teacher shortage in Illinois. During the 2018-2019 school year, Pritzker said, roughly 1,500 teaching positions across the… → Read More
Chlorine levels to rise in many public water systems
New rules are intended to prevent water-borne bacteria like Legionella → Read More
Illinois Senate passes marijuana legalization bill
Significant changes from initial draft helped bring on some GOP support → Read More
Illinois House Recap: Source says gambling issues likely to be packed into one bill
Lawmakers also place limits on local cooperation with ICE → Read More
Graduated tax amendment moves to Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD – A graduated income tax amendment is on the move at the Illinois State Capitol. → Read More
Industrial hemp permits now available in Illinois
Pritzker administration unveils permit process in time for spring planting → Read More