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Illinois Tax Guide

Illinois state tax rates and rules for income, sales, property, fuel, cigarette, and other taxes that impact residents.

Kiplinger

Auto insurance rates are rising sharply in Illinois, as drivers hit the road and repair costs skyrocket

Surging gas prices are not the only reason it may cost more to hit the road this spring.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois lawmakers ditch rule requiring their faces be covered — but Republicans shift focus to Madigan

The resolution passed 104 to 1, with the no vote cast by state Rep. Lakesia Collins — who sponsored all three previous resolutions to remove mask scofflaws. Republicans welcomed the vote but spent more time talking about Mike Madigan.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Pritzker freezes state funding for Madigan-sponsored Rebuild Illinois projects

Nine Democratic legislators had asked the governor for the freeze, citing an investigation by the Better Government Association published by the Sun-Times in January.

Chicago Sun-Times

An early look at the race for mayor of Chicago

The exit of former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan leaves field wide open, and increases the likelihood that a runoff election will again be needed between the top two vote-getters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Medical Cannabis: Illinois, Arkansas Among The States Making The Most Progress, Patient Organization Demonstrates

Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an organization working to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research recently unveiled its “2021 State of the States Report: An Analysis of Medical Cannabis Access in the United States.” Since its first edition in 2014, advocates and state legislators…

Benzinga

Ascend Wellness' Value Cannabis Brand 'Simply Herb' Now Available In MI, Illinois, Mass

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH) launched Simply Herb, a "value" cannabis brand, in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

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Devoted dad surprises little girl with tattoo of open-heart surgery scar like hers

Four-year-old "little fighter" Everly Backe, of Illinois, USA, has had three open-heart surgeries leaving her with a downward scar in the middle of her chest dubbed her "zipper"

Daily Mirror

In a pandemic, people might know they need food or housing. But how do you help them realize they also need therapy?

CHICAGO — As the pandemic wore on, Kayode Martin felt stuck.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: It’s time for Congress to fix our broken child care system

Lindsay Percival has been a child care provider in Evanston, Illinois, for decades. She loves her job, but that passion is not enough to pay the bills. Every time she admits a new child into the Learning Bridge Early Education Center, she knows there’s an 80% chance that she’s taking…

Chicago Tribune

Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot

It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The Illinois State Board of Elections headquarters didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop candidates and staffers from gathering…

Chicago Sun-Times

En apoyo a Ucrania, los gobernadores de EEUU cortan los lazos económicos con Rusia

Indignados por la invasión rusa de Ucrania, gobernadores y legisladores estatales de ambos partidos están tratando de imponer sus propias sanciones económicas.

Tribune News Service

Cannabis Users In Illinois To Get Workplace Protection Under New Bill

Illinoisans who enjoy or need cannabis no longer have to fear being fired as a new bill recently approved by the state’s House of Representatives seeks to prohibit most employers from letting go of workers or discriminating against job applicants for testing positive for marijuana use.

Benzinga

Famously shrewd, Michael Madigan has been indicted. But what did he actually say on tape?

CHICAGO — The long-awaited racketeering indictment of Michael Madigan runs some 106 pages, but anyone looking for a quote directly from the former House speaker’s mouth will have to wade through more than half the document before finding one.

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Remember Q*bert? We hung out at an arcade with the Chicagoan who created ‘80s video games — here’s what he @!#?@ showed us

CHICAGO -- I met the Q*bert Guy in suburban Brookfield, Illinois, the other day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Facial recognition technology with global reach puts privacy in peril

Ubiquitous surveillance cameras could be used, possibly by bad actors, to identify people wherever they go.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ top doctor Ngozi Ezike is being wooed to lead a Chicago health system

Sinai Chicago on the West and Southwest sides is looking to hire Ezike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Illinois armadillos, backyard Cooper’s hawk, record smallmouth bass & northern pike

A note on how to report armadillos in Illinois, a well-photographed backyard Cooper’s hawk, and thoughts on Illinois-record smallmouth bass and northern pike are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Salon

Largest U.S. port running out of water

The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois

USA Today Sports Media Group

Iowa vs Illinois College Basketball Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa vs Illinois prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Sunday.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Madigan’s indictment adds corruption to crime and COVID as election-year issues for Democrats

The swagger that Illinois’ Democrats have displayed since taking full control of Springfield three years ago had already been tamped down by the political realities of confronting crime and COVID when corruption reared up as one more daunting campaign issue heading into this year’s elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois COVID-19 free fall still on as masks come off

Average daily cases fell 20% statewide in the days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted the indoor mask mandate.

Benzinga

U.S. Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Visits Cannabis Dispensary In Illinois After Smoking A Blunt On Camera

Democrat Gary Chambers, who is seeking a U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t divert money out of federal program meant to lower prescription prices

Focus on finding ways to substantially reduce the number of pharmacy deserts in Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois gamblers are betting $156 a second on sports — and mobile registration could mean more

Nearly $9 billion has been wagered in Illinois in less than two years since sports betting was legalized. A new change to state law taking effect this weekend will make it easier for more people to put money down.

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