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Pritzker: Tax cuts on the table if state revenues continue to exceed expectationsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With two months to go before the legislature adjourns and current-year revenues continuing to smash expectations, Gov. JB Pritzker said he and legislative ...
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Transit agencies look to the state for help making up projected $730 million budget gapMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials with the state's largest transit agencies met with lawmakers on Tuesday to sound the alarm for what Regional Transportation Authority Executive Direc...
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Moody's gives Illinois another credit upgradeMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Moody's Investors Service announced Tuesday that it has upgraded Illinois' bond rating to A3, up from Baa1, marking the eighth credit upgrade the state has...
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State's high court considers constitutionality of SAFE-T Act's pretrial detention provisionsMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's highest court heard arguments and challenged attorneys Tuesday in a case that could drastically alter the legal landscape for criminal defendan...
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Pritzker donation raises concerns of partisan influence on school board racesMar 13, 2023 5:30 am - With significant financial support from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois' Democratic Party is getting involved in contests for school and library board seats this spring to ...
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Let's eat: Take your taste buds on a tour of the MidwestMar 13, 2023 5:00 am - "An army marches on its stomach," said Napoleon Bonaparte. If your army of travelers plans on a march through the Midwest, take time to sample some local flavors when it...
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Woman fatally stabbed on Chicago train platform named attackerMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 26-year-old woman who was stabbed at a downtown Chicago train platform uttered the name of her attacker before dying, police said Monday. Police announced a ...
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Bill aims to guarantee young offenders have chance at paroleMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill last week that would effectively abolish life sentences for anybody in prison who was younger than 21 when the sentence ...
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Board skirts concealed-carry law, pushes for legislation to fix issuesMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The regulatory body at the center of a stir over a law allowing retired county and state correctional officers virtually unrestricted permission to carry c...
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Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason' - but not in Cook CountyMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Monday that will take effect...