Illinois
Recent News About Illinois
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Irvin on LaSalle Veterans Home outbreak: 'JB Pritzker needs to accept responsibility'
Mayor of Aurora and an Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin is denouncing Gov. J.B. Pritzker for what he said was a failure to take action that led to dozens of deaths at a state-run veterans home during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
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GOP Activist calls First GOP lawmaker who called for Trump's removal an "undocumented Democrat"
GOP Activist Christopher Hicks called Congressman Adam Kinzinger's (R-IL) call to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office a "desperate" attempt to please his friends on the other side of the aisle.
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Sen. Jim Oberweis opposes another impeachment, says 'let the clock run out'
State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) has opposed Congressman Adam Kinzinger's (R-IL) call to remove President Donald Trump from office through the 25th Amendment.
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Curran blasts Kinzinger as 'biggest embarrassment' over growing Trump criticism
Mark Curran has had enough of what he sees as Illinois U.S.
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Breen blasts Madigan as 'trying to save his own skin' with latest tax hike push
Former Republican House Floor Leader Peter Breen isn’t surprised to see democrats remain true to their word when it comes to taxes.“The idea of idea of democrats now looking to raise taxes shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone,” Breen told the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Ives critical of bill to extend TIFs
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) expressed her displeasure for a recent House bill that would create tax increment allocation financing extensions for ordinances in several cities in Illinois passes during the Nov. 15 House floor session.
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Lawmakers' public pension claims are a “fiction,” fiscal watchdog says
Late last month, the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) announced it needed an additional $400 million from Springfield next fiscal year, which begins July 2019.
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From Chicago City Wire
City Club of Chicago: "Exodus from Illinois" with Kristen McQueary, Mary Mitchell, Dan Proft, and Hon. Rod Sawyer
Join Dan Proft ,Kristen McQueary, Mary Mitchell, and Hon. Rod Sawyer as they engage in a discussion about why people are leaving Illinois.
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Illinois comes in last in WalletHub tax ranking
In the wake of the 2017 Illinois budget crisis that left a 32 percent income tax hike in place over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto, a report has ranked Illinois last in terms of bang for its buck.