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State progressives launch coordinated push to raise taxes on the rich
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 1 year agoA coalition of left-leaning state legislators announced a new effort Thursday to tax the richest...
Republican-led fentanyl bill advances in moves to third reading in Illinois House
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOutside of his time in Springfield, state Rep. Bill Hauter, R-Morton, serves as an anesthesiologist...
Lawmakers call on 8 states to pass wealth taxes to help pay for childcare, affordable housing, and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRep. Pramila JayapalAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images Lawmakers and advocates are pushing to pass wealth...
Advocates call on Illinois regulators to reject natural gas rate increases
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the...
Illinois Democrats betting on video gaming, sportsbooks to fill budget gap. Here’s how
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Finance· 1 week ago“I guess I’m hard-pressed to think of DraftKings and FanDuel as small mom-and-pop Main Street...
Democrats still divided over transition to Chicago elected school board; chances dim for private...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIllinois House and Senate Democrats remained divided Wednesday over how to handle the transition to...
Lawmakers set to wrangle over tax hikes, insurance reforms in final days of session
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 4 weeks agoSPRINGFIELD — Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly head into the final days of the spring legislative session with several of the major initiatives Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out ...
Native Americans want recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day as Columbus Day celebration parades...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the sound of a flute played in Pottawattomie Park on Monday, three people began shouting over the Native song. A divide within the Native American community of Chicago took center stage in ...