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Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons spurs challenges to legislative shortcuts
Feb 7, 2023 5:59 PM - For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled "Insurance Code-Public Adjusters."
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Democrats call for state tax credit of up to $700 per child
Feb 7, 2023 4:35 PM - A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called for creating a state-level child tax credit that would give low- and middle-income families up to $700 per child each year in tax relief. -
What to know ahead of Pritzker's budget proposal
Feb 7, 2023 3:20 PM - 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. The monthslong negotiating process involves dozens of budget hearings and behind-closed-doors meetings, eventually culminating in the budget's passage -- in normal years -- sometime before the end of the legislative session. -
$40 million in state grants to build on development-ready 'megasites': Here's where in the suburbs
Feb 6, 2023 11:02 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large development-ready areas known as "megasites" across the state. -
Laurence Msall, leader of Illinois tax watchdog group, dies at 61
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A united lobbying front: District 214 hopes to partner with 211, 15 over potential tax breaks
Feb 3, 2023 6:13 PM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials hope they can partner with two neighboring school districts if they hire a lobbyist Thursday to address controversial state legislation that could change their taxing authority for the proposed Bears project at Arlington Park. -
Why District 214 might hire a lobbyist over proposed change to taxing authority for Bears project
Feb 3, 2023 8:48 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 might curb public schools' taxing authority over any new development by the Chicago Bears at Arlington Park. -
Unfilled classroom positions in Illinois reached a five-year high in 2022
Feb 2, 2023 6:01 PM - Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to be only getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools shows. -
Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American studies course
Feb 2, 2023 3:39 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement course in African American studies after it had been criticized by Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing room
Feb 2, 2023 5:30 AM - Sustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern times, without precedent in a state with a reputation for perilous finances. For the current fiscal year and the one before it, that's led to another uncommon Capitol occurrence: budget surpluses in the billions of dollars.
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