Jul 5, 2019

19-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase fuels drivers’ anger

Steve Young called it "a ceremonial fill up" as he pumped gas into his car on Sunday at the Shell station on West Washington Street.

Pritzker signs gambling and construction bills, tax increases

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday signed into law a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois and a $45 billion capital plan that will be paid for with higher taxes and fees.

State pays $4.7 million to struggling independent pharmacies

Nearly $5 million has been sent to independent pharmacies in Illinois who are caught in a financial squeeze of inadequate reimbursements.

Census stirs fears regardless of court ruling

CHICAGO - It's too early to pinpoint fallout from Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling putting on hold a census citizenship question.

Depositions: Team Madigan requests help to find opponent for speaker

CHICAGO - Southeast Side mechanic Joseph Nasella has heard a lot the last three decades as he's jumped on and off a bunch of government payrolls.

Illinois sets new tourism record with more than 117 million visitors last year

For the eighth year in a row, Illinois has set a new tourism record, according to annual figures released by the state Tuesday.

Gov. Pritzker still looking at pension fix

For the last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been busy signing a number of high profile bills that came out of an unusually productive session of the legislature.

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi coming to Springfield for Democrat Day event

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the special guest for the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association's annual brunch that is held during the Illinois State Fair.

State leaders scoff at legal challenge to state bonds

State officials in Illinois reacted with scorn this week to a legal filing in Sangamon County that challenges the constitutionality of two sets of bonds.

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