Articles filed under Illinois
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Will a state tax increase be coming soon?May 23, 2016 1:00 am - Talk of a tax hike looms in Springfield as lawmakers face a growing state deficit and a week to go before blowing yet another budget deadline. An income tax increase and...
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Rauner gets consolidation ideaMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - County governments would have to report what kinds of boards, commissions and districts they appoint members to and whether those entities collect property taxes under a...
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Grandmother, uncle held in 7-year-old's shooting deathMay 22, 2016 7:00 am - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The grandmother and uncle of a 7-year-old girl who died after a shooting in southwestern Illinois are in custody in connection with the incident. The...
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Group aiming to prevent veteran suicides meets in BellevilleMay 22, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A state-appointed Illinois task force aimed at preventing suicides among veterans has met in Belleville. The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit...
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Illinois farmers see changes in property tax assessmentsMay 22, 2016 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois farmers are paying attention to assessed land value as they pay their 2016 property taxes because of a remedy to a disparity that hinged...
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Budget stalemate erodes interest in some Illinois collegesMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - High school seniors' unease over the lack of state funding for Illinois universities is contributing to a drop in applications at a number of campuses, and t...
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Audit: State lottery broke law to get around budget impasseMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The state's auditor general says the Illinois Lottery violated state finance law by prepaying $20 million to ensure it could participate in futur...
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Carl Sandburg College drafts budget with little state aidMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - Carl Sandburg College officials have drafted a budget for the coming school year that relies on virtually no funding from Illinois lawmakers still...
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Illinois GOP calls for unity as some tiptoe around TrumpMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Republicans are calling for unity ahead of November's election, even as some top elected officials tiptoe around the name likely to be at th...
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Naperville Township highway chief suing trustees over budgetMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The Naperville Township highway commissioner is suing the township board to stop it from stripping $540,000 from his budget. Stan Wojtasiak conte...