* Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle…

At a time when the country is famously divided, the Illinois legislature found common ground on at least one issue during the recent session: Both the House and Senate voted unanimously to dissolve the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit District. […]

Assuming the bill is signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the agency that owns several commuter parking lots along Metra’s Electric Line was cease to exist on Jan. 1, 2022.

Homewood will then gain control of commuter parking on both sides of the tracks.

The CSSMTD was created in 1967 as part of the Illinois Local Mass Transit District Act. Its intent was to acquire, construct and operate public mass transit facilities or subsidize their operation.

* Maybe the GA could audit some classes…

High school students may soon be able to take financial literacy courses as part of their required two years of social studies with a measure awaiting the governor’s approval.

One of the more than 90 bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would give high school students in Illinois the ability to learn about financial literacy during part of the two years of required social studies.

Senate Bill 1830 passed both chambers unanimously. State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, said that’s what sets the proposal apart from other curriculum updates lawmakers passed, like requiring sex education for all grades or requiring certain histories to be taught.

“I think when it comes to a lot of the mandates where you see opposition it usually is because that either what you’re getting is not education but indoctrination, or what you’re seeing is areas that are rightfully left to the parents,” Mazzochi said.

* Center Square…

A recently passed bill would add self-identified gender identity and sexual orientation to the existing annual reporting requirement for public corporations.

The bill is on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk.

State Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, filed Senate Bill 1730. It aims to identify corporations that want to promote qualified LGBTQ individuals to serve on their leadership boards.

* Another one…

A measure on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk could protect taxpayers from having to cover the cost of golden parachutes and special deals for public university administrators.

After several high-profile cases of public university administrators in Illinois getting large severance packages, a couple of years ago Illinois lawmakers made changes.

“We put a restriction on how much these severance packages could be,” said state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego. “What we found is that there was a loophole in the original bill.”

While the cap on severance was at one year’s salary, that law didn’t include whether an administrator was transitioned to another job within the institution as part of that agreement.