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News from 2018

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FY19 Budget: 'Not one penny should be spent on pork,' Ives says

By Karen Kidd | Sep 12, 2018

Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) believes state lawmakers need to reject political pork spending that was hidden in the budget passed earlier this year.

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Althoff leaving Senate early; Wilcox likely to replace her

By Robert Hadley | Sep 12, 2018

State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) will be leaving office on Sept. 30.

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Analysis: Northwestern men’s head coaches’ pay ranks 1st in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 12, 2018

Head coaches of Northwestern University men’s teams earn an average of $824,724 annually – the highest such average salary in the state – according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of federal education data.

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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: Illinois EPA Announces Fall 2018 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

By Press release submission | Sep 12, 2018

Illinois EPA Director Alec Messina today announced the Agency has scheduled household hazardous waste collections for the fall of 2018.

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Dodge deems tax increases ineffective without government reduction

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 11, 2018

Jim Dodge laments that the so-called “doom loop” could be picking up steam.

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ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER: Gov. Rauner attends 50th celebration of the Midwest US-Japan Conference

By Press release submission | Sep 11, 2018

Governor meets business, government leaders of nation whose investments in Illinois outpace others

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IL Rising challenges lawmakers to reject their pensions

By LGIS News Service | Sep 10, 2018

State Rep. Tom Morrison joins the team to discuss how broken the pension system is for lawmakers.

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IL Rising - Rep. Sam Yingling's tax scam

By LGIS News Service | Sep 10, 2018

Former state rep candidate Adam Solano talks with the IL Rising team about Rep. Sam Yingling's tax proposal.

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Report: Which Illinois communities saw the most vehicle fires in 2017?

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 10, 2018

Smithboro Fire Protection District, Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department and McCook Fire District reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in Illinois in 2017, according to the latest state report.

REEDER: The Bible is becoming a diminishing reference point in our society

By Scott Reeder | Sep 10, 2018

Imagine a classroom full of bright, inquisitive college students who have no idea who Pontius Pilate was or have never heard the story of Noah’s Ark.

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ALLEN: Colin Kaepernick, Football’s Richest Martyr

By Dr. Steven J. Allen | Sep 10, 2018

It started with football players protesting the National Anthem, and ended, as protests often do, with money changing hands: The vile Colin Kaepernick becomes a highly compensated spokesman for Nike, and the NFL tries to pay off activist players with tens of millions of dollars for leftist causes.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE: Sales Tax Guidance Available for Out-of-State Sellers

By Press release submission | Sep 10, 2018

The Illinois Department of Revenue is announcing online resources for remote (out-of-state) sellers seeking to determine whether they must begin collecting and remitting Illinois sales tax beginning October 1, 2018.

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ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: Forum for Excellence

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

Career and Technical Adult Education: Building Pathways for All Students

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ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Teach Illinois: Strong Teachers, Strong Classroom

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

Getting serious about solving the teacher shortage crisis means increasing investments in Illinois' underfunded school districts, so they can implement proven teacher leadership, mentorship, and pipeline models.

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State debt stays under $8 billion for third week in a row

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 7, 2018

For the third straight week, Illinois’s unpaid vendor debt checked in below $8 billion, finishing the week ending Sept. 6 at $7,725,996,776.34.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT SECURITY: Gov. Rauner launches college and career planning tool

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Sep 7, 2018

ILCollege2Career.com allows parents, students to compare employment, earnings post-graduation from Illinois colleges and universities

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ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: Gov. Rauner proclaims September Preparedness Month in Illinois

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner today proclaimed September Preparedness Month in Illinois during closing ceremonies of the 2018 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Training Summit in Springfield, where the governor greeted a crowd of more than 600 first responders and emergency workers.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Illinois Products Farmers Market to be held Sep. 13 to Oct. 4

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

Did you know: Illinois is 3rd in the nation for the number of farmers markets! Farmers markets serve as integral links between urban, suburban, and rural communities.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE: 2018 Schuyler County Tentative Multiplier Announced

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

Schuyler County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Illinois Fall Trout Season Opens October 20

By Press release submission | Sep 7, 2018

The Fall Catch-and-Release Fly Fishing Season Opens October 6 at select sites*