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Champaign leaning toward sales-tax increase to cover loss of grocery-tax revenue
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Finance· 16 hours agoMay 23—CHAMPAIGN — The city is leaning toward increasing its home-rule sales-tax rate to help cover revenue that will be lost if Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...
Commentary: We need to invest in a high-speed rail future
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 6 days agoFor the first time in decades, there is a real opportunity and hunger for investments in high-speed...
Daywatch: Illinois lawmakers head into session’s final days
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoDemocrats who control the Illinois General Assembly head into the final days of the spring...
General Assembly passes legislation to dissolve Elk Grove fire district
Daily Herald· 5 days agoJ.B. Pritzker. The fire district ceased providing fire protection and emergency medical service in...
Chicago Is Tired of Waiting for Trains, and Thinks It Knows Who’s to Blame
New York Times· 2 days ago“Yes, C.T.A. chief Carter needs to go,” Crain’s Chicago Business wrote in an editorial last month,...
Daywatch: Northwestern president to testify before Congress in antisemitism hearing
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoGood morning, Chicago. Northwestern University President Michael Schill is scheduled to testify this morning at a congressional hearing titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic ...
Advocates worry 120 schools could lose after-school programs this summer
Chicago Sun-Times· 13 hours agoAdvocates say more than 120 Chicago Public Schools stand to lose vital after-school programs this...
Illinois bill defines 'woman' as legislators oppose state sponsoring teen drag show
Just the News· 7 days agoDavid Friess, R-Red Bud, would define terms like "woman" and "man" and prevent judges and state...
Taxpayer funds for homeless new arrival students included in grant expansion
The Center Square· 2 days ago(The Center Square) – Illinois House Bill 5407, subject to appropriation, expands the permitted uses...
Healthcare Protection Act would insure patients get the mental health treatment they need
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThe Healthcare Protection Act, championed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, would ban prior authorization for...