Articles filed under Illinois
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Property tax reduction? Task force's draft report suggests ways to make it happenJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A task force formed to study ways to reduce property tax burden on Illinois residents is calling for consolidation of school districts and other local unit...
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Police: Fatal shooting follows argument in JanesvilleJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - An argument ended with gunfire that left one man dead on a street in Janesville, according to police. Officers responded to a report of shots fi...
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Suspect charged in the death of prominent Illinois lawyerJan 06, 2020 6:00 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Murder charges were filed Monday against a man suspected in the death of a prominent Illinois attorney. Timothy Michael Banowetz, 28, of Wentzv...
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Illinois officials remind business owners about tax credit to offset minimum wage hikesJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois officials are reminding small business owners about a tax credit that is available to offset some of the higher labor costs associated with the increase in the ...
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State will stop helping towns collect on red-light camera ticketsJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Pressure is mounting on red-light camera operators as Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Monday that, beginning Feb. 6, her office will no longe...
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Girls bring growth to Boy Scouts in Southern IllinoisJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) - In February, four girls from Holly Wolfe's Murphysboro Cub Scout pack will walk across a ceremonial bridge marking their transition into the Boy...
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Rockford Library has novel idea: politics with respectJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - Imagine a political environment that promotes civility over rancor. Visualize a political discussion that emphasizes unity rather than division. The Rockford Public Libr...
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Judge: Illinois prison officials must read hearing evidenceJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - A district judge has ordered three Illinois prison officials to read transcripts from a lawsuit that accuses the state prison system of mistreatin...
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More Illinois seniors eligible for state benefits in 2020Jan 05, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More Illinois seniors will qualify for state benefits such as discounted license plates and free transit under new income guidelines that took e...
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Illinois shops excited to sell bongs as pot law takes effectJan 04, 2020 6:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Owners of Illinois glass pipe shops are elated to begin selling bongs after the state's law legalizing recreational marijuana took effect. Jeremy ...