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A bill that would change who pays property taxes to support the Central Illinois Regional Airport is one step closer to final passage. The bill, SB 684, passed the Illinois House on Wednesday. It now moves to the Senate.
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One week remains in General Assembly’s spring legislative session
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Bills moving unanimously amid concerns from ACLU of Illinois
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Eleven days after serving a federal prison term for corruption, a former Illinois legislator from Chicago’s western suburbs registered as a state government lobbyist last month, according to federal and state records.
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After wrapping up her volunteer shift at a food pantry last spring, Carolina Torres stopped by the store to buy tortillas, chorizo, eggs and avocados to make dinner for her family.
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The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget forecast by $728 million, erasing much of a once-predicted surplus that had led Gov. JB Pritzker to float the idea of tax cuts earlier this spring.
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A federal jury on Tuesday convicted three ex-lobbyists and the former CEO of electric utility Commonwealth Edison for their involvement in an alleged bribery scheme aimed at longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Districts would also collect data on bullying for six years to inform next steps
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Some Illinois lawmakers are calling for a review of one of the tests prospective teachers must pass in order to be licensed in Illinois.
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The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that would expand the property-tax base for Central Illinois Regional Airport – from Bloomington and Normal city limits to the entire county.