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News from January 2023

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CDC predicts 445 people in 65-74 age group in Illinois died during week ending December 17

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 2, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 445 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending December 17.

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Illinois' combined tax revenues down 0.2% from Q3 to Q4 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 2, 2023

Illinois collected $14.8 billion in combined tax revenues and income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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77 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Illinois during week ending Dec. 24

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 2, 2023

There were 77 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 24, making up 3.6% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.

Illinois Labor Relations Board Local Panel met Nov. 10

By Philip Gonzales | Jan 2, 2023

Illinois Labor Relations Board Local Panel met Thursday, Nov. 10

Illinois State Board of Education Executive Committee will meet Jan. 9

By Philip Gonzales | Jan 2, 2023

Illinois State Board of Education Executive Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9

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Week of December 17: 332 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 332 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending December 17.

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In-state students at University of Illinois Chicago paid some of the highest tuition and fees in 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

College costs for in-state students at the University of Illinois Chicago, in Chicago, were $14,046 in 2022, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Q4 2022: Illinois' combined tax revenues down 0.4% since Q3 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

Illinois collected $14.7 billion in total tax revenues during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Illinois deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Dec. 17, 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

Illinois' death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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296 deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

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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Hispanic deaths in Illinois increase to 177 in week ending Dec. 17, 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 177 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 17, 2022, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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VA provides 2,224 home purchase loans in Illinois in Q4 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 2,224 VA home purchase loans issued in Illinois in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2022 totaling $622.3 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA Purchase Loans in Illinois average $278,970 for Q1

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Illinois in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $278,970, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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In-state students at John a Logan College paid some of the lowest tuition and fees in 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

College costs for in-state students at John a Logan College, in Carterville, were $5,990 in 2022, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Illinois receives $1.8 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The VA issued seven Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Illinois during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Firearms Policy Coalition on Illinois gun control legislation: 'Prohibition is a repeatedly failed and tyrannical concept'

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jan 1, 2023

Among the opponents of Illinois HB5855 is the non-profit Firearms Policy Coalition.

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VA provides 6.3% more home purchase loans in Illinois in Q4 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 2,224 VA home purchases in Illinois in the fourth quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2022, totaling $622.3 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Illinois increases from Q3 to Q4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Illinois during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $252,893, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Number of VA loans issued in Illinois decreases by 45.7% from 2021 to 2022

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 14,284 home loans totaling $3.7 billion in Illinois during the fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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496 people die from diseases of the heart in Illinois during week ending Dec. 24

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 1, 2023

There were 496 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 24, making up 23.5% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.