State Treasurer Frerichs, lawmakers push to provide banking access for marijuana dispensaries
by Kyla Asbury
Supporters for the legal cannabis industry in Illinois held a press conference Monday to fight for these businesses' rights to utilize the services of banks and credit...
Illinoisans could see higher gas prices if Springfield, Washington act on proposed hikes
By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network
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With both federal and state government mulling gas tax hikes, Illinois residents could potentially see...
Rep. McDermed embraces GOP's responsibility to protect taxpayers from Democrats' 'cruel lie'
by Glenn Minnis | Apr 18, 2019
Illinois state House Rep. Margo McDermed | repmcdermed.com
Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) insists the next proposal she hears calling for cuts in spending will...
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Illinois General Assembly
For Immediate Release
April 18, 2019
Contact: Justin Krolik
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Rep. Parkhurst Hosting Townhall on Graduated Income Tax Proposal
Kankakee, IL – State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) is hosting a forum on the Governor’s proposed measure to amend the Illinois...
Bipartisan push to change law on what age kids can be left home alone
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, and state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Naperville, talk...
Report highlights school district administrative bloat, need for consolidation
By Dan McCaleb | Illinois News Network
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The rural City of Marengo is located in western McHenry County, about 60 miles northwest of Chicago.
It occupies about five...
Under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive tax proposal, Illinois’ business tax climate ranking would plummet to 48th in the nation, beating out only California and New Jersey on the nonpartisan Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index.
That index measures state tax competitiveness...
Natalie Manley's bills eliminating township clerks, allowing local officials to earn additional salaries, trouble GOP officials, fiscal watchdogs
by W.J. Kennedy | Apr 16, 2019
State Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet)
Two bills in Springfield sponsored by State Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet) are giving some local...
Bills to produce millions needed to balance Pritzker's budget still developing
By Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
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Kelvin McCabe with Illinois Chapter of NORML, state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, state Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, Governor's Office of Manamange and...
Every Illinoisan would feel the strain of higher taxes if progressive income tax rates were enacted that truly close the state’s $3.4 billion budget deficit. Illinois Policy Institute researchers found Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed tax rates could not...
