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Following weeks of back-and-forth among members of a Property Tax Relief Tax Force charged with finding solutions to burdensome property tax costs across Illinois, Republicans on Wednesday blasted Democrats for blowing deadlines and ultimately trading their votes for a constitutional amendment for a graduated income tax in exchange for a “woeful failure” of a task force.
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) admonishes Democrats who served with her on the Property Tax Task Force in the summer and fall, alleging they ignored all Republican ideas. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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Fifty-six children died between July 1 and Jan. 1 after prior contact with the state agency charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect, according to new data from the Department of Children and Family Services’ inspector general.
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office will no longer help municipalities in Illinois collect on unpaid red light camera tickets beginning next month, the Democrat announced Monday, telling reporters she was exercising her “moral authority” to withdraw tacit support from an industry she believed to be corrupt and a drain on poor Illinoisans.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces her office will no longer collect unpaid red light ticket debt on behalf of municipalities beginning Feb. 6, speaking to reporters at the corner of Western and Madison Avenues in Chicago on Monday. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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Illinois brought in $3 billion more in state tax revenue in the 2019 fiscal year as compared with the previous year, according to a new report from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The number of children who died between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 after having prior contact with the Department of Children and Family Services rose 25 percent, according to a new report published Wednesday by the agency’s inspector general.
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The decennial Census in 2020 has already made news in Illinois for at least the last two years — especially given dismal predictions that the state stands to lose one, or even two, Congressional seats as the state continues to lose population.
But it’s what happens in 2021 with that Census data that will alter the course of Illinois politics for the next decade, as officials divvy up the state into voting districts.
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Video gaming magnate Rick Heidner Thursday accused the Illinois Gaming Board of participating in an orchestrated smear campaign after officials moved to revoke his license to operate in Illinois.
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A settlement agreement between the family of an inmate who died of cancer while serving time in an Illinois state prison and company accused of failing to treat the prisoner is subject to Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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The Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday will release rules governing Illinois’ nascent sports betting industry, along with applications for companies who want a sports betting license.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday made a final legislative win for 2019 official, signing a bill he pushed for that will partially consolidate Illinois’ 649 downstate and suburban public safety pension systems into two statewide funds, with the promise that pooling investment resources will mean bigger returns.
Gov. JB Pritzker vowed Wednesday to address unfunded pension liabilities at all levels of government in Illinois. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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