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Justices urge lawmakers to allow more public access to rivers
Jul 1, 2022 3:26 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the public has no right to boat, fish or swim in small rivers that flow across private property, but two justices are urging the General Assembly to change that law. -
Some temporary tax relief is coming your way. Here are the details
Jun 30, 2022 2:04 PM - Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state's new fiscal year begins. Republicans criticized the package as an election-year gimmick, noting that rebate checks would show up in mailboxes or bank accounts before Election Day, while motor fuel tax suspension would disappear soon after Election Day. -
State audit finds billions in unemployment fraud
Jun 17, 2022 5:13 PM - A state audit released Thursday found that nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraudulent claims. -
Pritzker signs bills protecting sexual assault victims
Jun 16, 2022 3:38 PM - One new law allows victims to press charges even if they were voluntarily intoxicated at the time of the attack. The other expands where survivors can access treatment and for how long, as well as requiring Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide medical forensic services by trained professionals. -
State reports COVID-19 outbreak at Manteno Veterans Home
Jun 16, 2022 2:32 PM - At least 16 residents and six staff members at the state-run veterans home in Manteno have tested positive for COVID-19, and one COVID-positive resident who was in hospice died Wednesday morning, according to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. The number of residents reached 17 Thursday after a roommate of one of the infected residents also tested positive. -
State child care subsidy to expand starting July 1
Jun 13, 2022 4:49 PM - Starting July 1, providers enrolled in the state's Child Care Assistance Program, which subsidizes child care for low-income families, will see an 8% increase in their reimbursement rates. Those increases will make the subsidies available to 20,000 more children. -
Pritzker signs bills targeting wage theft, expanding HIV care options
Jun 13, 2022 4:19 PM - The governor's most recent crop of signed bills from Friday included a measure taking aim at wage theft in the construction industry and a pair of bills aimed at increasing access to treatment for HIV. -
Irvin 'reassessing' strategy in wake of new poll that shows Bailey in lead
Jun 10, 2022 5:16 PM - A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a 15-point lead on Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the GOP governor race, a major reversal with 18 days to go before polls close on June 28. -
Pritzker signs bill to expand mental health workforce
Jun 10, 2022 4:43 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at expanding the state's mental health workforce and improving access to mental and behavioral health services throughout the state -
Analysis: Is state's record 'rainy day fund' balance proof of fiscal achievement?
Jun 10, 2022 4:42 PM - The state's "rainy day" fund -- spent down to essentially nothing during the 2015-2017 budget impasse -- now has its highest balance of $750 million after a $320 million deposit this week. While statutory fund transfers don't usually make for headline fodder, the fact that the state is socking away money is a rarity worthy of a deeper look.
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