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State has spent nearly $240 million on COVID-19 response

May 21, 2020 4:02 PM - $1.8 million on two flights to China. $25 million on emergency staffing. $27.7 million on ventilators. $73 million on face masks. These are just some examples of how Illinois has spent nearly $240 million in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19-related unemployment ranges from 5.1% to 6.9% in Chicago, suburbs

Apr 25, 2020 5:33 PM - Almost 400,000 Illinois workers filed for unemployment benefits in March, a more than 10-fold increase from the month before the coronavirus outbreak. The percent of the workforce out of jobs ranged from 5.1% to 6.9% across Chicago-area counties.
Why March was the worst month to lose video gambling revenue

By Jake Griffin
Apr 20, 2020 5:52 AM - Video gambling revenues plummet in March, affecting the bottom lines of the state, counties, towns and businesses to the tune of a collective $70 million.
How will coronavirus affect your property taxes?

Apr 13, 2020 10:49 AM - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi will do a countywide reassessment to take into account the effects of the coronavirus shutdown on the real estate market, but some other suburban assessors aren't ready to make a similar move.
Restaurants are hurting, and so are suburbs' sales tax hauls

By Jake Griffin
Mar 30, 2020 8:31 AM - Restaurants and bars contribute about $2 million a week in sales taxes to 83 suburbs, which stand to see big drops in that revenue source because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Restaurants are hurting, and so are suburbs' sales tax hauls

By Jake Griffin
Mar 30, 2020 8:21 AM - Restaurants and bars contribute about $2 million a week in sales taxes to 83 suburbs, which stand to see big drops in that revenue source because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Watchdog: Illinois' early pot tax revenues outpacing other states

Mar 14, 2020 5:11 PM - After two months, Illinois is receiving more tax revenue per capita from legalized marijuana than several other states that legalized the drug.
Tax woes for Harvest Bible Chapel properties

Mar 9, 2020 10:56 AM - The owners of one Harvest Bible Chapel church in Lake County owe more than $500,000 in property taxes and the tax exempt status of an Aurora campus of the megachurch is being called into question.
Is your park district also a landlord? And what rent does it charge?

Feb 22, 2020 8:39 PM - Fourteen suburban park districts own homes that in most cases are rented to employees or the public, but some question why the park districts are acting as landlords at all.
Why some schools get state grants to cut property taxes

Feb 3, 2020 10:47 AM - Some suburban property owners could see their tax bills temporarily cut as a result of a state grant program, but only if they live in one of five local school districts.

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