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Illinois looking to collect millions in delinquent taxes with amnesty programAug 30, 2025 4:25 pm - Anyone who owes the state back taxes that were due between June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2024 can take advantage of a 48-day amnesty program beginning Oct. 1.
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Blame high taxes, excessive regulations for businesses fleeing IllinoisAug 30, 2025 12:45 pm - Illinois has a remarkable entrepreneurial spirit, but too many of our businesses don’t stay. In the past several years, companies including Takeda, Caterpillar, Highland Ventures and Tyson have all fled Illinois’ suburbs and moved their headquarters out of state.
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Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons banAug 28, 2025 6:05 pm - Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023.
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‘Do not come to Chicago’: Pritzker tells Trump the National Guard not needed in ChicagoAug 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Flanked by dozens of Chicago and suburban leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker rebuked President Donald Trump’s threat of deploying National Guard troops to the city, calling it “un-American.”
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DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1Aug 25, 2025 5:20 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply.
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Bike the Drive a rare car-free ride on Lake Shore DriveAug 25, 2025 12:27 pm - The Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike the Drive event, coming up on Aug. 31, gives cyclists a chance to bike on Lake Shore Drive without cars.
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U.S. agricultural trade deficit reaches nearly $29 billionAug 21, 2025 12:51 pm - The U.S. ag trade deficit climbed to a new high the first half of 2025.The deficit hit a record $28.6 billion through June, according to USDA data released this month.
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Authorities: Man led police on high-speed chase in stolen vehicleAug 20, 2025 3:28 pm - A Chicago man is accused of fleeing Villa Park police in a stolen vehicle, then hiding in a garbage bin.
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Illinois beekeepers battle losses, costs to keep hives buzzingAug 19, 2025 10:36 am - Beekeepers face steep startup costs and significant bee colony losses — often exceeding 50% annually. Illinois has more than 5,400 registered beekeepers, with nearly nine in 10 managing 10 hives or fewer.
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Texas woman charged with abducting two Aurora kids on behalf of father in MexicoAug 15, 2025 1:30 pm - A Texas woman has been charged with kidnapping and child abduction of two kids from Aurora.