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  • JUL 14, 2020
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    Republicans call for audit of unemployment claims agency following four months of turmoil

    Republican lawmakers on Monday are calling once again for an audit of the beleaguered Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) because of long lag times and insufficient service for the thousands of people trying to receive unemployment in the state.
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  • JUL 13, 2020
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    Rivers Casino trying to block outside operators from entering state’s sports betting industry

    : Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened its sports betting operation in early March, shortly before Covid-19 shut down gaming statewide. Now it’s alleging the Illinois Gaming Board is allowing sports betting companies to enter Illinois' sports wagering market before they were supposed to. [Courtesy of BetRivers.com]
    Des Plaines-based Rivers Casino is alleging the state gaming board is planning to allow sports betting companies into Illinois’ fledgling sports wagering market, violating the 18-month waiting period those companies are subject to under the state’s expanded gambling law.
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  • JUL 13, 2020
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    State’s youth foster population to transition into new Medicaid managed care

    Illinois’ 16,000 foster children will finally transition into a new Medicaid managed care program in September, following months of objections from child welfare advocates.
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  • JUL 10, 2020
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    Pritzker proposes emergency rules limiting CARES Act spending by local governments, municipalities claim

    Municipalities outside of the Chicago area and business groups are accusing Gov. JB Pritzker of plotting a cash grab of federal money they say is owed to them to help their communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  • JUL 09, 2020
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    Democrats flush with cash while GOP sums paltry: Where key campaign committees stand

    The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
    With less than four months until Election Day, the fundraising for both Democrats and Republicans in the state is down compared to election years prior.
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  • The Daily Line Reporting Team
    JUL 09, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Thursday, July 9th

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    JUL 08, 2020
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    TDL Morning Briefs: Wednesday, July 8th



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  • JUL 08, 2020
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    While Pritzker pours $57M into 'Fair Tax’ campaign, groups fighting tax change say they’ll rely on messaging, not millions

    Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch launches the Vote No on the Progressive Tax Coalition at a multi-city virtual news conference on Tuesday.


    An organization affiliated with Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled seven paid digital ads Tuesday to advocate for the governor’s graduated income tax proposal he is sending to voters in a referendum in November.
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    JUL 07, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Tuesday, July 7th


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  • JUL 06, 2020
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    State pension systems make no meaningful progress in funding levels — again

    Despite paying historic amounts into Illinois’ five pension systems, the state has made virtually no progress on its path to adequately funding the retirement plans. In fact, three of the five funds experienced net losses in 2019, according to a new report  from the state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA).
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