Illinois Lottery will pay winners starting Dec. 14

By Hilary Gowins

12/08/2015

Funds provided through Senate Bill 2039, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Dec. 7, will allow the Illinois Lottery to resume paying winning ticket holders.

TAGS: illinois lottery

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

12/08/2015

Chicagoans are the most-taxed residents of any major city in Illinois and pay the 10th-highest property taxes compared to taxpayers in other large U.S. cities.

Illinois secretary of state will investigate adopting electronic driver’s licenses

By Amy Korte

12/07/2015

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office is seeking bids to determine the feasibility of allowing electronic driver’s licenses.

If Madigan is protecting the middle class, why do blue-collar workers earn more in Indiana?

By Michael Lucci

12/07/2015

Illinois’ anti-growth policies depress middle-class wages and job opportunities.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, Mike Madigan, unemployment

Illinois sitting on upward of $80 million in unpaid lottery winnings, attorney says

By Hilary Gowins

12/04/2015

Amid budget gridlock, Illinois lottery winners sue to have their winnings paid with interest and to prevent the state from selling more tickets it can’t pay out.

TAGS: budget, lottery

In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism

12/04/2015

The states are the laboratories of democracy, but their experiments can’t violate citizens’ constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of association under the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Illinois House approves $3.1 billion deal to pay lottery winners, local governments

By Hilary Gowins

12/03/2015

Amid continued budget gridlock in Springfield, Senate Bill 2039 provides funds to pay Illinois Lottery winners, as well as to allow for road maintenance, 911-center operations and projects by Chicago’s tourism office, among other local government programs.

TAGS: budget, illinois lottery

Illinois loses people at a faster rate than any other Midwestern state

12/02/2015

Since 2010, Illinois has lost on net 2.6 percent of its taxpayers and dependents, along with billions of dollars of taxable income, dwarfing the rates of out-migration of other Midwestern and neighboring states.

Unemployment bill easily clears Illinois House

By Mark Fitton

12/02/2015

House Bill 1285 also clarifies the definitions of employee misconduct allowing for denial of benefits.

TAGS: unemployment

Illinois Attorney General asks for federal probe of Chicago Police Department

By Mark Fitton

12/02/2015

Madigan’s letter to the Justice Department came on the same day Chicago’s police superintendent, Garry McCarthy, resigned at the request of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

TAGS: Chicago, CPD: Chicago Police Department, Lisa Madigan, Rahm Emanuel

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Illinois Lottery will pay winners starting Dec. 14

The Chicago squeeze: Property taxes, fees and over 30 individual taxes crush city residents

Illinois secretary of state will investigate adopting electronic driver’s licenses

If Madigan is protecting the middle class, why do blue-collar workers earn more in Indiana?

Illinois sitting on upward of $80 million in unpaid lottery winnings, attorney says

In Friedrichs case, First Amendment freedom must trump federalism

Illinois House approves $3.1 billion deal to pay lottery winners, local governments

Illinois loses people at a faster rate than any other Midwestern state

Unemployment bill easily clears Illinois House

Illinois Attorney General asks for federal probe of Chicago Police Department

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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