Articles filed under Illinois
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Comptroller, treasurer optimistic about Pritzker's 'fair tax' budgetFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief fiscal and investment officers lauded the economic opportunities afforded if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "fair tax" proposal in Nov...
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George Ryan prosecutor calls Blagojevich 'a very flawed messenger'Feb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Yes, his sentence was tough, but it doesn't change the fact former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was guilty of corruption after promising to clean up Illinois, said the former pr...
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Who was that guy with Blagojevich? Ex-St. Charles resident helped secure his releaseFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - In the midst of a freewheeling news conference Wednesday, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich took a moment to thank a “mystery man.” “He's quite a guy. ... He's the kind of guy...
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Pritzker wants more spending; how much depends on tax voteFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday - virtually flat from the current plan - but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a...
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'He didn't have to do this': Blagojevich praises Trump from Chicago home after releaseFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich gushed about Donald Trump after the Republican president commuted his sentence for political corruption, speaking Wednesd...
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Bills on educating kids about the risks of vaping, sexting advanceFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House after unanimously passin...
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Black caucus supports Pritzker's budget plan, calls for added minority community investmentFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the 32-lawmaker Illinois Legislative Black Caucus said Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for the fiscal year starting in July is a good start...
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Madigan, top allies named in new federal subpoenaFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan and several of his closest political allies are named in a new federal subpoena seeking records on a former ComEd lobbyist and his consulti...
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Pritzker paints two budget pictures: one with graduated tax, one withoutFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year - a constitutional amendmen...
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Groups: Laws, courtroom changes hit police training budgetFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Training for Illinois police officers is suffering because of an unexpected shortfall in state funding, two law enforcement groups said. Statew...