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New year, new laws affecting businesses in 2025Feb 22, 2025 1:31 pm - Nearly 300 new Illinois laws are going into effect in 2025. Here are some that may have a significant impact on you or your business.
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The tax flood is coming. Here’s how to stay afloatFeb 22, 2025 1:23 pm - Waiting and hoping for a “perfect” estate planning forecast can leave many families unprepared and stranded when the “tax waters” inevitably rise.
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New employment laws are impacting Illinois companies. Here are 2 worth notingFeb 22, 2025 1:14 pm - If you're an employer in Illinois, there are a number of new rules and regulations taking effect this year that will impact you.
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Tariffs could adversely affect Illinois’ businesses and familiesFeb 22, 2025 1:02 pm - A tariff is simply a sales tax on items brought into the United States from other countries. They are paid by companies that purchase the imports, who proceed to pass on the costs to consumers in the form of higher prices.
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‘It is working’: Mobile health care program reduces number of emergency room visits, officials sayFeb 21, 2025 7:47 pm - The sample size is relatively small but those involved with the Mobile Integrated Healthcare program are encouraged by its early results to keep people with chronic conditions out of emergency rooms.
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Handmade tortillas and spit-grilled meats at new Arlington Heights taqueriaFeb 21, 2025 6:48 pm - Tijuana-style street tacos are the featured item at Thlaco Taco Tijuanense #2, opening soon in Arlington Heights.
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Subdivision pitched in Hawthorn Woods would offer more options for changing market, developers sayFeb 21, 2025 4:08 pm - A proposed residential subdivision in Hawthorn Woods could help meet a significant community need by offering a mix of housing suitable for different types of buyers.
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IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Feb 21, 2025 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely will mean the end of the agency's plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers a...
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Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Feb 21, 2025 7:29 am - Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.
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Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?
Feb 21, 2025 1:33 am - Standing all day, every day, can cause low back pain, joint pain, leg swelling and more. So why do we make workers, such as cashiers, nurses, hairdressers and cooks, suffer? A handful of U.S. states have “right to sit” laws and some unions are starting to negotiate the right to sit into contracts.