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News in brief: Pritzker announces new COVID-19 mitigations for 3 regions; unpaid bill backlog back up; Illinois joins national suicide prevention effort -
NOV 09, 2020
After the failure of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, he is being pushed to extend a tax credit to help working-class residents.
After last week’s loss of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, one nonprofit organization is looking ahead by encouraging the state to expand a tax credit it says would help working-class Illinoisans. -
NOV 09, 2020
Although the winners of most legislative races have already been determined, elections officials across the state have reported thousands of returned mail ballots have yet to be counted. As such, the outcome of several legislative races remains up in the air. -
Peter Hanna and Brad Cole were on opposite sides of a Thursday legislative discussion on qualified immunity.
As Illinois lawmakers consider legislation aimed at curbing qualified immunity for law enforcement, critics warned Thursday such a move would make it difficult to recruit police while advocates said it would increase accountability for bad actors. -
Madigan support among Democratic Party elders slipping; McConchie picked as next Senate Republican Leader; election officials validate use of Sharpies on ballots -
News in brief: Madigan investigative committee delayed; Brady won’t run again for Senate GOP leader
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NOV 05, 2020
When the dust largely finally settled on Tuesday’s general election, Illinois’ legislative races yielded little change in the composition of the state house, with unofficial results showing Democrats and Republicans each knocking off incumbents in the other party. -
NOV 05, 2020
Gov JB Pritzker warned of difficult decisions and “painful” budget cuts Wednesday after the defeat of his graduated income tax proposal.
Faced with the defeat of his graduated income tax proposal, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday issued a strong rebuke against Republicans and “special interests,” which he said were responsible for forcing the state to make difficult financial decisions in the days ahead. -
NOV 03, 2020
Proponents and opponents of Gov. JB Pritzker’s income tax amendment spent more than $36 million to air 50,000 ads on broadcast TV
More than two years after Gov. JB Pritzker campaigned on changing the state’s income tax system, Illinois voters have the opportunity to decide the fate of his proposal to replace the state’s flat-rate income tax with a graduated-rate structure. -
NOV 03, 2020
Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson presented his department’s budget to aldermen on Monday
Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson on Monday slammed leaders of the Chicago Police Department for slow progress on meeting deadlines for its federally-imposed consent decree.
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