Illinoisans may be able to file federal taxes for free; state announces Apple ID licenses

January 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinoisans may be able to file federal taxes for free; state announces Apple ID licenses

Capitol News Illinois Many Illinois residents will be able to use the IRS Direct File service to electronically prepare and file their 2024 federal tax…

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Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100M state funding boost to fight homelessness

January 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100M state funding boost to fight homelessness

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state…

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In contentious cross-examination, prosecutor accuses Madigan of not telling ‘the whole truth’

January 14, 2025 / Comments Off on In contentious cross-examination, prosecutor accuses Madigan of not telling ‘the whole truth’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – For nearly three months, government lawyers in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial have tried to drill…

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Lawmakers ease requirements for those seeking to change their name

January 13, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawmakers ease requirements for those seeking to change their name

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature will help protect transgender people and victims of domestic violence who seek to…

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Crash Results in Critical Injuries

January 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Crash Results in Critical Injuries

On January 12, 2025, at 2:56 a.m., Officers responded to the area of North Chicago Street and Benton Street for a report of a traffic…

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Voting open: Here’s where to cast your ballot for a new state flag

January 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Voting open: Here’s where to cast your ballot for a new state flag

Capitol News Illinois Illinoisans can now vote on whether they want a new state flag. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office officially opened the voting…

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Bills addressing warehouse quotas, nursing homes, prostitution pass in session’s final days

January 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Bills addressing warehouse quotas, nursing homes, prostitution pass in session’s final days

Capitol News Illinois Lawmakers in Springfield approved a measure that aims to protect warehouse workers whose workdays center on hitting quotas. House Bill 2547 states…

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“All our future money is gone”: The impossible task of providing child care in rural Illinois

January 10, 2025 / Comments Off on “All our future money is gone”: The impossible task of providing child care in rural Illinois

Capitol News Illinois Though the governor promised to make Illinois “the best state” to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one…

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Lawmakers give small boost to renewable developments, delay broader reform

January 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawmakers give small boost to renewable developments, delay broader reform

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers this week passed a bill aimed at boosting the development of renewable energy generation, but its proponents said the…

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Potawatomi land transfer clears General Assembly

January 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Potawatomi land transfer clears General Assembly

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Nearly two centuries after losing its reservation in Illinois in a land sale that most people now concede was illegal,…

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