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Daily Herald: Illinois six-figure pensions grow 74% since 2015
Four years ago, 12,524 retirees were receiving more than $100,000 each in annual public pension benefits from six Illinois retirement plans.
Now, that number is 21,794, a 74% increase in the number of recipients of six-figure public pensions in Illinois.
Chicago Tribune: Here’s a look at some of the tax increases and other new laws taking effect in Illinois on July 1
Gas and cigarettes will cost more in Illinois starting Monday, and drivers will face stiffer penalties the first time they’re caught texting behind the wheel.
Along with a new $40 billion state budget, here’s a look at some of the tax increases and other new laws taking effect at the start of July.
Daily Herald: Sunday is your last chance to buy gas before stations add 19-cent tax
Good vibes prevailed in Springfield as Gov. J.B. Prizker signed a $45 billion infrastructure bill last week, but not so much at the Shell station at York and Irving Park roads in Bensenville.
“I don’t like it, we already pay enough in gas,” said Rehma Bokhari of Des Plaines when asked about a 19-cent gas tax increase going into effect Monday. “I just filled up for $27 and it’s going to last three days, probably. They’re not fixing the roads; it’s just getting worse and worse.”
Chicago Sun-Times: Pritzker, Lightfoot silent on whether city’s pension fund discussed at ‘productive’ meeting
Details were few and far between following a meeting Saturday between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the heels of a report that she would ask the state to take over the city’s pension funds.
The meeting was “productive” and the two leaders discussed “shared challenges and opportunities” that covered “a wide range of issues,” according to similar statements provided by each office.
Crain's Chicago Business: Illinois owes the feds $4 million for Medicaid drugs
Paid quarterly by drugmakers, rebates are meant to offset the costs of drugs prescribed to patients in the government-funded program for the poor and disabled. Manufacturers must participate for drugs to be eligible for federal reimbursement.
Chicago Sun-Times: Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens pulling double duty after being sworn in as state representative
Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens will now juggle two jobs after being sworn in to a state House seat Saturday morning.
Stephens, who is in his third mayoral term for the village, was unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy created by Rep. Michael McAuliffe to oversee the 20th legislative district, which includes portions of Rosemont, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles, Schiller Park and Chicago’s Northwest Side.