State of Illinois
Recent News About State of Illinois
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From Illinois Business Daily
Schools in the U.S. with the most swimming & diving athletes
Here are the most popular states for college swimming & diving
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Schools in the U.S. with the most cross country players
Here are the most popular states for college cross country
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Schools in the U.S. with the most soccer players
Here are the most popular states for college soccer
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Schools in the U.S. with the most field hockey players
Here are the most popular states for college field hockey
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Schools in the U.S. with the most water polo players
Here are the most popular states for college water polo
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Illinois hospitality exec predicts minimum-wage hike will have a crippling trickle-down effect
Illinois Hotel & Lodging President Michael Jacobsen fears the effects of the recently passed minimum wage increase will have swift and lasting consequences across Illinois and the hospitality industry.
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Going out of business: Illinois would plummet to 48th on national index under Pritzker's tax plan
Illinois’ standing in the national business community would only continue its downward spiral under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive-tax system, according to the latest findings of the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index.
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Ideas Illinois aims to educate voters ahead of Pritzker's progressive state income tax hike
After Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed temporary income tax hike, opponents are lining up to block what would be the state’s second income tax increase in two years.
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ILGOP Chairman Schneider laments new governor's 'meaningless words'
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider lamented on Tuesday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s move to sign the minimum wage bill into law is just the start of a process he sees as the new governor turning his back on the promises he made soon after taking office.
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Illinois to offer federal workers affordable loans
Illinois will offer $100 million in state funds to help federal government workers affected by the partial shutdown in the form of low-interest or interest-free loans.
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Wirepoints president says Pritzker can't keep campaign promises
Ted Dabrowski, president of the website Wirepoints, says Gov. J.B. Pritzker's first act as governor of Illinois confirms what Wirepoints predicted before he took office: He will not keep promises he made while campaigning.
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Ives: former Rep. David Harris "will get along well with Gov. Pritzker" as director of revenue
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed former state Rep. David Harris, a Republican of Arlington Heights, state revenue director.
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Legalized pot leads to more stoners on the road, studies show
Legalization of recreational marijuana use in Illinois will almost certainly lead to a sharp increase in the number of motorists driving stoned, studies and surveys in states where pot is legal show. In Colorado, at least, fatal accidents shot up at an alarming rate during a period when legal adult use began in late 2012 followed by sales in 2014. From 2013 to 2015, traffic fatalities there rose 40 percent.
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Rauner decries Airbnb, tort cap increase
Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke about his concerns about Airbnb's engagement in what he called discriminatory practices during a press conference Nov. 29.
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Retirees' health benefits adding to massive state debt
In Ted Dabrowski’s eyes, Illinois lawmakers' track record of financial failures are almost as endless as the state’s ever-increasing debt load.
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State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints
Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.
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Pritzker faces AFSCME's contract negotiations
When totaled, salary and all the perks leave state taxpayers on the hook for an average annual compensation package of around $110,000 for the average state worker, according to a recent report by Wirepoints.
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Is gas tax hike in the cards?
The start of J.B. Pritzker’s term as governor and the end of Rahm Emanuel’s run as mayor of Chicago could be marked by the passage of the state’s first capital bill in nearly a decade.
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Williams: Pension loans bill 'an awful idea'
For all the fault he finds in House Resolution 1225, David Williams isn’t surprised to hear Illinois lawmakers are supporting it.
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From Chicago City Wire
Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.