State general revenues top $50 billion for first time
— July 7, 2022SPRINGFIELD – State tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50 billion for the first time in Illinois’ history, according to…
SPRINGFIELD – State tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50 billion for the first time in Illinois’ history, according to…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and top Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly said Tuesday, July 5 that while they still plan to call a special session this year to…
SPRINGFIELD – Inflation, crime, pandemic response, abortion rights and Donald Trump are all set to be major issues in the 2022 race for Illinois governor, if the winning candidates’…
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pandemic executive order authority in court, will be the incumbent’s challenger in the…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has designated the eastern milksnake as the official snake of the State of Illinois. House Bill 4821 began as an initiative led by Gentry Heiple, a seventh-grader…
The Illinois Capital Development Board announced last week that $58.1 million in upgrades to the State Fairgrounds were underway. Also in the news: Illinois corn acreage is down in…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins. That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates,…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed two bills into law Thursday, June 16 aimed at protecting the victims of sexual assault. One of those new laws allows victims to press charges,…