By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that Illinois taxpayers would soon start receiving rebates of their income and property taxes, either in the mail or […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday and lasting through Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 1.25 percent for school supplies […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy added 18,800 jobs during June as the unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest it has been since the start […]
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeekIllinois appears well positioned to maintain its recent run as the top soybean producing state in the nation.While soybean plantings fell more than 2 million acres short of […]
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOISSPRINGFIELD – In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is […]
By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.comA mass shooting in Highland Park at a Fourth of July parade prompted questions about how the suspect was able to obtain a gun in a […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins.That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates, […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Any vaccinated Illinoisan will be automatically entered into a lottery for $10 million in prizes without having to take any extra steps to enter.Gov. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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