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Some temporary tax relief is coming your way. Here are the detailsJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state's new fiscal year begins. The relief includes income tax rebates, property t...
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State audit finds billions in unemployment fraudJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state audit released Thursday found that nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraud...
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Pritzker signs bills protecting sexual assault victimsJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at protecting the victims of sexual assault. One new law allows victims to press charges even i...
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State reports COVID-19 outbreak at Manteno Veterans HomeJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This report was updated by Capitol News Illinois on Thursday SPRINGFIELD - At least 16 residents and six staff at the state-run veterans home in Mant...
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State child care subsidy to expand starting July 1Jun 13, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Thousands more families in Illinois will soon be eligible for subsidized child care, and child care providers will see a pay raise under a series of initia...
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Pritzker signs bills targeting wage theft, expanding HIV care optionsJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed 401 bills sent to him this calendar year, leaving just 10 of those passed by lawmakers this year awaiting his action as of Mo...
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Irvin 'reassessing' strategy in wake of new poll that shows Bailey in leadJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a 15-point lead on Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the G...
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Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforceJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at expanding the state's mental health workforce and i...
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Analysis: Is state's record 'rainy day fund' balance proof of fiscal achievement?Jun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The state's "rainy day" fund - spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse - now has its highest-ever balance of $750 million after a $320 mill...
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Analysis: Illinoisans not as liberal as General Assembly on abortionJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic-controlled General Assembly, bu...