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The fight over credit card swipe fees hits the road
Politico· 6 days agoBanks and credit card companies are contending with new threats to swipe fees that have popped up in statehouses across the U.S. Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. J.
Charter school operators file suit seeking to declare state law requiring union neutrality ‘invalid’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThree charter school organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, alleging a 2023...
Bigger raceway part of $21 million plan for Belle-Clair Fairgrounds. Here’s what else
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe $5 million is coming through funds that have been appropriated in Illinois’ fiscal year 2025...
Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy announces resignation weeks ahead of RNC, citing 'intra-party...
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoDon Tracy’s decision this week to step down as Illinois Republican Party chairman puts state GOP...
Republicans are trying to ‘cheap fake’ their way back to the White House - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 days agoGiven Biden and Trump’s birth years — 1942 and 1946, respectively — age was always going to be a...
License plate cameras help solve crimes, but are creating a backlash over privacy concerns
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCHICAGO — In 2022, a teenager accused of fatally shooting a young mother in the back of the head in...
Sports betting performance in New York has other states rethinking tax rates for operators
Sports Business Journal· 3 days agoWhen Illinois legislators voted to increase the tax rate that sportsbooks will pay in that state from 15% to as much as 40% earlier this month, the lobbyist whose group lost that fight turned ...
Charter school operators file suit seeking to declare state law requiring union neutrality ‘invalid’
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoThree charter school organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, alleging a 2023...
Chicago aldermen exploring new city taxes and fees to boost revenue
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMonths after Chicago voters rejected the Bring Chicago Home property tax plan backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago aldermen are beginning to explore a wide array of new taxes and fees on ...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoWednesday, June 19 marks Juneteenth, which was designated a federal and state holiday just four...