Thursday, October 31, 2013

New ADM tax break bill proposed

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By Jamey Dunn Whether same sex marriage or public pension reform will pass during the last week of the Illinois General Assembly's fal...

State Board of Education puts new face on school data

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois State Board of Education released an updated version of its annual school date reports, which officials say wil...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Food stamp benefits set to drop this week

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By Jamey Dunn Starting this Friday, Illinois residents who receive federal food assistance benefits will take a hit to their grocery budge...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Comptroller launches website with local government budget info

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s office launched a website today that allows visitors to find information about loca...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Regional Office of Education consolidation moved up to November

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By Jamey Dunn The state board of education will likely be deciding the fate of the state’s regional offices of education sooner rather tha...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Veto session roundup

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session was scheduled to continue through tomorrow, but both chambers canceled...

Changes to retiree health care spur confusion and frustration

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By Jamey Dunn Some lawmakers voiced their frustration today that Health Alliance did not make the cut to offer health care plans to some s...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

First week of veto session shaping up to be a bust

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session was off to an anticlimactic start today, as hearings on some of the mo...

Durkin: Pension reform plan must include GOP ideas to get GOP votes

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By Jamey Dunn New House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said today that if Democratic leaders want Republican votes on pension changes, they wi...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Veto session preview

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By Jamey Dunn Our October issue has a helpful preview of the Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session. (It is only available in t...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Illinois Supreme Court strikes down ‘Amazon’ tax

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois Supreme Court today struck down a law that requires online sellers to collect state taxes if they partner with ...
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

State operations back to normal as federal shutdown ends

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By Jamey Dunn  Illinois budget officials say operations returned to normal today after the federal government reopened. According to Gov...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Half of Illinois' fast-food workers rely on public aid

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By Jamey Dunn More than half of front-line fast food workers in Illinois are recipients of public aid. A new report titled Fast Food. P...

IDNR seeks help tracking deadly deer virus

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking help from residents in tracking a deadly disease striking deer in th...
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Illinois Head Start programs remain open — for now

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By Jamey Dunn So far, most Illinois Head Start Programs have stayed open during the partial shutdown of the federal government, but that c...
Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Rauner picks suburban running mate

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By Jamey Dunn Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner today announced his choice of a suburban city councilwoman as his running mate...
Friday, October 04, 2013

Quinn says he will not consider ADM tax breaks before a pension bill reaches his desk

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Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn said today that it is not the right time to approve a tax break for Archer Daniels Midland and instead urged ADM...
Thursday, October 03, 2013

IDNR accepting information from drilling companies interested in fracking

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By Jamey Dunn Drilling companies looking to start fracking operations in Illinois can begin registering with the Illinois Department of Na...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Insurance marketplace goes online despite federal shutdown

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By Jamey Dunn After the federal government shut down at midnight in a battle over Obamacare, the online health insurance marketplaces that...