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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

Republican activist Clodfelter says Duckworth and others 'don't really want to stop looters'

By Juliette Fairley | Jun 8, 2020

Looting is spreading to the suburbs, says Activist Steve Clodfelter

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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

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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.