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How Illinois generated $2 billion in tax revenue from gamblers in the last fiscal year

By Jake Griffin
Dec 07, 2024 4:00 pm - Gamblers in Illinois added more than $2 billion in tax revenue to the state’s coffers during the last fiscal year.
By Jon Seidel
Dec 05, 2024 6:53 pm - The federal appeals court in Chicago put a hold Thursday on a downstate judge’s recent ruling against Illinois’ controversial assault weapons ban— meaning the law will re...
McLaughlin retains 52nd District House seat by 47 votes over challenger Peterson

By Eric Peterson
Dec 03, 2024 5:44 pm - Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin of Barrington Hills has retained his 52nd District seat for a third term by a 47-vote margin, according to results certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections Monday.
Illinois appelate court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Nov 27, 2024 7:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot in her...
St. Louis was once known as Mound City for its many Native American mounds. Just one remains

By JIM SALTER
Nov 23, 2024 12:03 pm - What is now St. Louis was once home to more than 100 mounds constructed by Native Americans — so many that St. Louis was once known as “Mound City.” Settlers tore most of them down, and just one remains.
Families, providers of early intervention services seek $60 million in new state funding

By Atmika Iyer
Nov 15, 2024 2:58 pm - Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better support children with developmental delays and disabilities who are on long waiting lists for the critical services and care.
Projected budget deficit looms over fall veto session in Springfield

By Ben Szalinski
Nov 13, 2024 11:42 am - Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this month that they’re facing a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Illinois launches ‘Help Stop Hate’ program as hate crime reports surge

By Charles Keeshan
Oct 30, 2024 1:54 pm - Just days after an Orthodox Jewish man was shot while walking to his Chicago synagogue, and amid record numbers of hate crime reports nationwide, state leaders on Wednesday announced a new initiative to help those affected by hate-fueled attacks.
‘License renewal in Aisle 5’: Secretary of state debuts self-service machines at grocery stores

By Marni Pyke
Oct 17, 2024 8:59 pm - Illinois drivers can now grab bananas, paper towels and get a new vehicle sticker at select grocery stores, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday.
Illinois Secretary of State revokes five 'Oct. 7' license plates

Mitchell Armentrout
Oct 09, 2024 10:13 am - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has revoked the personalized license plates of five Illinois drivers who ordered variations of the date “October 7,” drawing...

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