budget
Illinois funnels $4.6M to children’s sports camp
Illinois lawmakers gave $4.6 million to A Ray of Hope on Earth, a sports camp for children. The grants were 10 times the group’s 2023 budget. Illinois’ 2026 budget includes three vague grants totaling $4,629,000 to A Ray of Hope on…
Illinois spends $2.6M on tennis, pickleball
Illinois’ broken budgeting process allowed state lawmakers to spend $2.6 million on tennis…
Illinois’ porky budget gives $7M to move pigs
Illinois’ hidden budgeting process let lawmakers hand out 2,815 grants, including $7 million…
Why CT’s Treatment of Faith-Based Nonprofits…
Connecticut ranks among the least friendly states for faith-based nonprofit organizations, largely …
Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for…
Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports…
Fines per Chicagoan more than triples since 1996 to prop up city budget
Chicago’s 2025 budget needed $345 million in fines, forfeitures and penalties. It was $99 million 30 years ago. What will the new budget extract from residents? Each Chicagoan is expected to be fined $127 this year to support the city…
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