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An amendment to the prepaid cell phone tax that passed during the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session will worsen Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget headache.

Nearly eight and a half years after being confronted by federal authorities about his own wrongdoing, former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis has taken the witness stand Thursday in the corruption trial o…

… Illinois: Medical debt eradication effort takes its first $72M off … Spending increase proponents should prepare return on investment data.

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The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation to eliminate subminimum wages for disabled workers by 2030, pending the governor’s approval.
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Illinois is in trouble. For years, our state has been saddled with one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation – currently sitting at 5.3% or the second worst in the nation. While joblessness affects everyone,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Disabled Americans living in Illinois will be allowed to earn a minimum wage, thanks to the passage of a new bill in the statehouse. The Dignity in Pay Act was passed on Thursday and eliminated Illinois’ 14(c) certificate program, which allowed employers to pay people with disabilities a subminimum wage. “The […]

(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators are done for the year, but they’ll be back in early January before the new General Assembly is seated. Republicans are issuing warnings.

The race to become Chicago’s next mayor is off to a real if unofficial start. Here’s who’s mulling a challenge — and who’s being courted to give it a try.

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, […]

It took two weeks, but Democrat Murri Briel has been declared the winner of the 76th District State Representative race.