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News from June 2022

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Bailey: 'Friends, it's important that we ensure election integrity'

By Zachary Richter | Jun 2, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Bailey speaks up about election integrity and how elections can be made more secure.

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Bailey: Pritzker 'has turned the Illinois Prisoner Review Board into a violent offender advocacy agency'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 2, 2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has chosen to protect violent offenders over the people of Illinois, gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) alleges.

Illinois Labor Relations Board Local Panel met April 14

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 2, 2022

Illinois Labor Relations Board Local Panel met Thursday, April 14.

Illinois Racing Board met May 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 2, 2022

Illinois Racing Board met Thursday, May 19.

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VA provides 22.5% more purchase loans in Illinois for 2020 vs. 2019

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

The number of VA purchase loans in Illinois for 2020 was 7,976 and totaled $2 billion.

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332 people die in Illinois from cancer in week ending May 7

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

There were 332 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending May 7, a 10.5% decrease from the previous week.

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Illinois ranked 10th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 7.9% in Q2 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

Illinois ranked 10th in the nation in the second quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 7.9 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Illinois ranked 18th in total VA home loans during 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

Illinois ranked 18th in VA home loans in 2020 with 21,975 loans issued.

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1,312 businesses in Illinois have between 250 and 499 employees in 2019

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

There were 1,312 businesses in Illinois with between 250 and 499 employees in 2019, according to the County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Illinois ranks seventh in total OASDI beneficiaries in 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

There were 2,274,372 OASDI beneficiaries in Illinois in 2020, ranking it seventh in the United States, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Illinois collected $5.7 billion in corporate net income taxes in 2021

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

Of the $55.5 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2021, 10.3 percent, or $5.7 billion, came from corporations net income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Illinois during week ending May 14?

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 596 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 14.

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Illinois collected 6.9% less in public utilities sales tax in 2021

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

Of the $55.5 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2021, $1.3 billion came from public utilities sales tax, a 6.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Bailey: 'There's no reason for Illinois to be lagging behind in recovering from the pandemic, we need leadership'

By Bree Gonzales | Jun 1, 2022

Illinois' snail-like recovery from the pandemic is unacceptable, according to State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia).

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24 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Illinois during week ending May 14

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

There were 24 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois in the week ending May 14, making up 1.6% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.

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Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 with 296 being in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 296 deaths being in Illinois, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

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Pump pain: Illinois drivers to spend $80.54 more on gas on average this June

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2022

The average price of regular gas in Illinois in June is $5.13 per gallon.

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority Chicago Region met April 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 1, 2022

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority Chicago Region met Tuesday, April 5.

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Peoria Regional Human Rights Authority met May 18

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 1, 2022

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Peoria Regional Human Rights Authority met Wednesday, May 18.