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News in brief: Pritzker announces eviction moratorium extension and money for welcome centers; unemployment rate continues to decline. -
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and other top Democrats may be wounded by a widening federal corruption investigation, but their campaign war chests are fuller than ever. -
News in brief: Rep. Deanne Mazzochi under fire for ‘transphobic’ 2016 tweets; Rep. David Allen Welter tests positive for COVID-19; SBA approves loans for civil unrest recovery
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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. -
News in brief: Sponsors of energy bill announce diversity and inclusion plan; Pritzker criticizes Supreme Court Census decision; state announces email assistance for restoring driving privileges
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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. -
News in brief: PTAB hails exiting director; Jennifer Pritzker donates to anti-tax amendment group; state Census budget gets a boost; COVID-19 deaths hit a milestone; cannabis collections tax exceed $100M -
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. -
OCT 13, 2020
Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health reveals how the state has tied or exceeded previous monthly records for opioid overdose deaths in 2020.
Illinois is on pace to see its deadliest year on record in terms of opioid overdose deaths, with more than 60 percent of the state’s 322 deaths recorded in May attributed to Cook County residents, according to state data obtained by The Daily Line. -
OCT 13, 2020
Rep. Nathan Reitz (left) faces Republican David Friess in the race to represent Illinois House District 116
Two years after suffering a narrow defeat, Republican David Friess is hoping the voters of House District 116 want to go in a new direction. Bordering the Missouri state line, the district, which includes Monroe and Randolph and portions of Perry and St. Clair counties, has been represented by a Democrat from two families for more than 20 years.
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