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What to know ahead of Pritzker's budget proposalFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers. But while...
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Laurence Msall, leader of Illinois tax watchdog group, dies at 61Feb 06, 2023 12:00 am - Laurence Msall, the longtime president of a nonpartisan Illinois tax and budget watchdog group and a former aide to two governors, died following complications from surg...
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$40 million in state grants to build on development-ready 'megasites': Here's where in the suburbsFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to help businesses find and build on large development-ready areas known...
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Former longtime WGN anchor and suburban radio host Jack Taylor dies at 94Feb 05, 2023 11:15 pm - Jack Taylor, a TV news anchor in Chicago for more than 20 years who helped put WGN-TV near the top of the 10 p.m. news ratings in the 1970s, died of heart failure over t...
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August Hotel turns lament to optimism in new city pop homage 'Summer Will Wait'Feb 03, 2023 5:00 am - August Hotel was poised to make 2020 a big year. Starting off with a sold-out show at Chicago's Beat Kitchen, a new EP on the verge of a release and new songs they w...
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Why District 214 might hire a lobbyist over proposed change to taxing authority for Bears projectFeb 03, 2023 4:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members aim to hire a lobbyist next week to represent the district's interests in Springfield amid legislation that mig...
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'Pinnacle of a career': New chief of Chicago FBI office says there's a lot to be doneFeb 03, 2023 4:00 am - The new person in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office seems to be a modest man. "I don't suffer from overconfidence," Robert "Wes" Wheeler Jr. said during an introd...
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A united lobbying front: District 214 hopes to partner with 211, 15 over potential tax breaksFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials hope they can partner with two neighboring school districts if they hire a lobbyist Thursday to address controversi...
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In documentary, DePaul filmmakers explore Bears' possible move to Arlington HeightsFeb 02, 2023 4:30 am - Ryan Deitch was only a sophomore film student at DePaul University when his curiosity was piqued about the Bears' possible move to Arlington Heights, and he set out to f...
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Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing roomFeb 02, 2023 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sustained higher-than-predicted Illinois tax revenues have, in recent months, given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern ...