Springfield News
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OCT 19, 2020
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OCT 16, 2020
Sheila Sutton was one of several panelists who encouraged Illinois lawmakers Thursday to overhaul appraisals as part of efforts to address equity in lending and homeownership.
The system by which banks and public appraisers value homes in Illinois is antiquated and should be restructured as part of a broader effort to improve equity in homeownership, a panel of lawmakers were told Thursday. -
OCT 15, 2020
Sen. Sue Rezin, Ed Wehmer, Daniel Biss, Quentin Fulks and Greg Baise participated in a virtual forum Wednesday on Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal
Making their closing arguments as voters head to the polls, advocates for Gov. JB Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal on Wednesday argued the plan would kickstart efforts to address Illinois’ fiscal woes while opponents said it would give the General Assembly unfettered power to increase taxes in the future. -
Illinois Department of Corrections acting director Rob Jeffreys addressed lawmakers Tuesday as part of a virtual discussion on prison reform.
The prison population in Illinois has fallen by more than 18 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the state having its fewest number of inmates since the 1990s, the head of the state Department of Corrections (IDOC) said Tuesday.
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Godfrey) (left) faces Republican Amy Elik in House District 111
