Articles filed under Illinois
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4 ways sports betting might be allowed (and taxed) in IllinoisMar 23, 2019 12:05 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois lawmaker leading the charge to bring sports betting to the state has laid out the first concrete details on how that might happen. Four amendme...
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Why Illinois lawmakers want to change teacher licensing testsMar 23, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Looking for ways to ease the state's growing teacher shortage, some Illinois lawmakers are again turning their attention to the battery of tests that prosp...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois State Museum recovering after budget woesMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum has been re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, despite being put on probation by the organization during ...
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EXCHANGE: Illinois State Museum recovering after budget woesMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Museum has been re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, despite being put on probation by the organization during ...
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Alternative rockers Shinedown coming to Illinois State FairMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Alternative rock band Shinedown will appear at the Illinois State Fair in August. Officials announced Thursday that the multiplatinum-selling gr...
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Pritzker-tied group launches first TV ad promoting graduated taxMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A dark money group that counts Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker among its donors has ...
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Parking fees for Starved Rock proposedMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - State Sen. Sue Rezin of Morris advanced legislation to allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to charge parking fees at Starved Rock State Park, with the pro...
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Stormy Daniels lobbies in Springfield against 'sin tax'Mar 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Adult entertainer Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, briefly appeared outside the Illinois Capitol on Friday to protest a state tax she ca...
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Illinois unemployment 4.3 percent, unchanged since NovemberMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The unemployment rate in Illinois was 4.3 percent in February. Illinois Department of Employment Security officials announced Thursday that th...
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Survey: Bankers losing confidence in 10-state farm economyMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows bankers are losing confidence in the future of the region's farm econ...