News and updates to promote freedom across Illinois.https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7wtkn7yr24Plan would have state taxpayers provide $50M for ICE-impacted businesses | Illinois https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_768de6c9-9f89-4637-835c-95f95d11ef8d.html07 May 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7wtkn7yr24https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7vyr64vi2hIllinois Quick Hits: ISU union workers reach deal, return to work - The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_babedb10-c32a-4377-932c-b3f623c653c5.html07 May 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7vyr64vi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7v5vxgcz2jIllinois bill would force employers to pay employees regular wages for jury duty https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d6c69d07-33a0-4264-81e8-e36152dac121.html06 May 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7v5vxgcz2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7ud3moca2hIllinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push 'Billionaire Wealth Tax' https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6baca800-4e34-4604-a1ff-48b83df2621c.html06 May 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ud3moca2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7efik4ku2jIllinois Quick Hits: Chicago police sergeant charged with COVID relief fraud https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4edf2bc3-caeb-4193-a580-345256a2fbe4.html06 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7efik4ku2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml7dkocgvw2aMidwest takes brunt of rising gas prices | Illinois | thecentersquare.com https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_44768eae-3c37-4b0d-b469-0d7493dbb8c3.html06 May 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dkocgvw2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml75oxb5xc2eJeffrey Tucker: Mamdani Video Crossed From Creepy to Frightening, Griffin Moving More Capital to Miami as New York Doubles Down on Hostility to Business https://morninganswerchicago.com/jeffrey-tucker-mamdani-video-crossed-from-creepy-to-frightening-griffin-moving-more-capital-to-miami-as-new-york-doubles-down-on-hostility-to-business/06 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75oxb5xc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml74u6faoi2hPaul Thacker: Morens Indictment Names Two Co-Conspirators, Classified Briefings Point to Lab Origin, Fauci Labeled His Own Funding a Gain of Function Study https://morninganswerchicago.com/paul-thacker-morens-indictment-names-two-co-conspirators-classified-briefings-point-to-lab-origin-fauci-labeled-his-own-funding-a-gain-of-function-study/06 May 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74u6faoi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml72dnjjaf2jZuhdi Jasser: Administration Should Be Talking About Surrender Management, Not Vague Handoffs to the World https://morninganswerchicago.com/zuhdi-jasser-administration-should-be-talking-about-surrender-management-not-vague-handoffs-to-the-world/06 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72dnjjaf2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml6ziwo5og2dDaily Show Notes: Wednesday 5/6/26 https://morninganswerchicago.com/daily-show-notes-wednesday-5-6-26/06 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ziwo5og2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml6lashkez2nHouse GOP says Dems ignoring 'realistic' property tax relief plans | Illinois https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d54defe9-a0d4-426c-b627-01b9401d2146.html06 May 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6lashkez2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml6kgc746z24Department of Employment Security faces questions about fraud recoveries | Illinois https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_71099a00-e895-48a4-8d30-aed6f4ea2dde.html06 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6kgc746z24https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml5aivkqqg2dIllinois Quick Hits: State rep says megaprojects bill usable for Chicago - The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1d5e5bf6-58f9-42ac-9e92-11612f6fbde3.html05 May 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5aivkqqg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml57o3cab22rIllinois AI regulations have mild industry support, could draw federal ire - The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_34e0ef9c-f4e6-4161-9741-a027cd15e786.html05 May 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml57o3cab22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml56udcqvy2wIllinois Quick Hits: Mayors to visit capitol urge protection of local funding - The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_103162d4-2706-4d09-bfe3-f56176804af3.html05 May 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56udcqvy2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml55yfvmz42uChicago mayor to push for local funding, keeping Bears | Illinois | thecentersquare.com https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c988ca88-1ece-4d76-8aef-a232ab354b67.html05 May 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml55yfvmz42uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml4o6tgmzf24Jakub Grygiel: Iran Military Operations Will Resume, Two Months Is Far Too Short to Expect Dramatic Resolution https://morninganswerchicago.com/jakub-grygiel-iran-military-operations-will-resume-two-months-is-far-too-short-to-expect-dramatic-resolution/05 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4o6tgmzf24https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml4n7y36fx2pBrian Lonergran: Illegal Immigration Costs $182 Billion Per Year Against $31 Billion in Tax Revenue, Workplace Enforcement and E-Verify Essential to Closing the Gap https://morninganswerchicago.com/brian-lonergran-illegal-immigration-costs-182-billion-per-year-against-31-billion-in-tax-revenue-workplace-enforcement-and-e-verify-essential-to-closing-the-gap/05 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4n7y36fx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml4mf63iwj2jTed Dabrowski: Chicago Criminal Justice Failures Continue Piling Up, Corporate Abandonment Law Proposal Reveals Backward Logic of Blue City Governance https://morninganswerchicago.com/ted-dabrowski-chicago-criminal-justice-failures-continue-piling-up-corporate-abandonment-law-proposal-reveals-backward-logic-of-blue-city-governance/05 May 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4mf63iwj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml4kwwihtf2uDaily Show Notes: Tuesday 5/5/26 https://morninganswerchicago.com/daily-show-notes-tuesday-5-5-26/05 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4kwwihtf2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml3zxmbily2dSteve Swedberg: Springfield’s interchange fee ban takes a costly swipe at Illinois consumers https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/opinion-illinois-credit-card-fee-bill-hurt-consumers/05 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zxmbily2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml3ids4pv22a‘Part-Time Plummer’ Exposed: GOP Senate Leader Missed 35% of Official Workdays – Equivalent of 18 Weeks Per Year https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/part-time-plummer-exposed-gop-senate-leader-missed-35-of-official-workdays-equivalent-of-18-weeks-per-year.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=part-time-plummer-exposed-gop-senate-leader-missed-35-of-official-workdays-equivalent-of-18-weeks-per-year05 May 2026 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3ids4pv22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml36bx7qka22State Senator, 'angel parent' want to let police to work with ICE | Illinois - The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_205b9103-3610-4d17-b416-fd043fc36ac8.html05 May 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml36bx7qka22https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml35h4fkmq2pSmall businesses expected to feel pinch as diesel hits $6 a gallon | Illinois https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_743d3f21-4c93-4858-83a7-79c6a84b2c50.html05 May 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml35h4fkmq2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml34mc3uzn2eChicago loses 2,100 restaurant jobs as industry fights mandated wage hikes | Illinois https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f81e1a86-3db7-4a0c-a7e7-0eb590705085.html05 May 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml34mc3uzn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml323syzwq2wOpinion: We must protect Illinois’ startup ecosystem from rules that stifle growth https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/commentary/ccb-illinois-ai-startup-ecosystem-must-be-protected-oped-20260504/05 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml323syzwq2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml2yg7mmb222Political Consultant Running for Governor as Independent https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/political-consultant-running-for-governor-as-independent/05 May 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2yg7mmb222https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml2xleau3q24'I want her gone': Lawsuit claims retaliation against Schaumburg fire lieutenant over Charlie Kirk post https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/news/i-want-her-gone-lawsuit-claims-retaliation-against-schaumburg-fire-lieutenant-over-charlie-kirk-p/05 May 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2xleau3q24https://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml26gpq3fy2rDr. Jeremy Levin: COVID Distrust Is Dismantling a Strategic National Asset, PBMs Should Be Eliminated and FDA Reform Needs Renovation Not a Wrecking Ball https://morninganswerchicago.com/dr-jeremy-levin-covid-distrust-is-dismantling-a-strategic-national-asset-pbms-should-be-eliminated-and-fda-reform-needs-renovation-not-a-wrecking-ball/04 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml26gpq3fy2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfreedomnetwork.bsky.social/post/3ml25q4omem24Christopher Whalen: New York Headed for Fiscal Collapse as Mamdani Confiscates Renovated Buildings, Commercial Real Estate Drag Redistributes Tax Burden to Homeowners https://morninganswerchicago.com/christopher-whalen-new-york-headed-for-fiscal-collapse-as-mamdani-confiscates-renovated-buildings-commercial-real-estate-drag-redistributes-tax-burden-to-homeowners/04 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:fff4czswk2pujvzkbu7lo3tt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25q4omem24