AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoGovernor’s Race: Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican Darren Bailey were set for their only debate of the campaign as they renewed their clash over affordability and the state’s direction. Chicago Budget: Mayor Brandon Johnson is pressing for more corporate taxes to help close the city’s budget gap, drawing resistance from alderpersons who want spending cuts first. Data Center Oversight: Champaign County officials are weighing a ban on nondisclosure agreements and a stand against property-tax incentives for large data centers. Privacy Lawsuits: Illinois suits accuse SpaceXAI’s Grok and delivery-robot companies of collecting facial or identifying data without consent, testing the reach of the state’s biometric privacy law. Election Spending: Chicago’s school board contest has topped $6 million in PAC spending, intensifying scrutiny of outside influence in the newly elected board. Federal-State Tensions: The Trump administration again denied Illinois disaster aid for summer storms, while U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez proposed replacing the Department of Homeland Security with a new community-safety agency.
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