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The Center Square: Bipartisan push would repeal Illinois car trade-in tax
A bipartisan group of Illinois lawmakers has gotten behind a proposal to repeal the state’s new car trade-in tax and replace it with a different fee structure.
As of Jan. 1, Illinois’ sales tax applies to any trade-in vehicle worth more than $10,000. That means trading in a $30,000 car for one worth $60,000 will cost the customer an extra $1,200 in additional sales taxes. It’s estimated to bring the state $60 million annually, affecting what state officials insisted was a small portion of Illinois residents.
Northwest Herald: End to corruption requires change in leadership
There he was again Wednesday, standing in front of his home in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood, as deluded and self-pitying as ever: disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
A day after President Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year federal prison sentence for official corruption, we saw an encore performance from one of the most corrupt politicians in Illinois history, the only Illinois governor to be impeached and removed from office.
Rockford Register Star: Rockford hopes to disrupt juvenile prison pipeline
Mayor Tom McNamara’s Office of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Prevention is developing initiatives intended to disrupt a juvenile prison pipeline by identifying youths who have suffered trauma and connecting them to social services.
Authorities here believe domestic violence is a root cause of violent crime. Treating unprocessed trauma suffered by young people, including those who have witnessed or been victims of domestic violence, could break the cycle of learned violence, said Jennifer Cacciapaglia, manager of the domestic violence prevention office.
News-Gazette: Parkland College trustees approve tuition freeze as enrollment dips
Parkland College students won’t face a tuition increase for the coming year.
The college’s board of trustees voted Wednesday to leave tuition at its current rate for the 2020-21 school year.
Tuition currently runs $171 per credit hour — $148.50 of which is tuition and $22.50 of which is a mandatory per-credit-hour fee.