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Local Governments Look For Additional $500 Million From State Income Tax Funds
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The Local Government Distributive Fund sends a percentage of state income taxes back to local governments.

If signed by the governor, vaccinated school staff would be eligible for paid sick leave for COVID-related absences.
The state stands to receive $1 billion in federal funding over the next 15 years to remediate hundreds of acres of distressed land.
"There will be safeguards for those who are seeking help, for those who are using, or whose friends, colleagues, families have used it."
“Across the state, crime is up,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week after celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Illinois State Police.
Clever Real Estate’s poll shows people are 78 percent more pessimistic about the housing market than they were a year ago.
Illinois' population loss is hitting nearly all areas of the state.
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police has released a report detailing how much state funding is needed to implement mandated reforms.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers union filed a 10-day intent to strike Friday.
For the past five years, Illinois has been in the top 10 for states residents are fleeing.
The BA.2 COVID-19 omicron variant accounts for 25 percent of cases in Illinois.
"Illinois parents have far too often faced the additional obstacles of a system that is inefficient, confusing, and difficult," governor sai
The state awarded $4 million in health worker grants this week.
The state ranks 25th in the country in employment recovery.
Both the Illinois House and Senate return Tuesday with a scheduled adjournment of April 8.
Illinois is cutting pension assets tied to Russian companies and contracts.
But it depends on who you are and how much you earn.
A new law could accelerate the process for out-of-state clinicians applying for licensure in Illinois.
Gun purchases leveled off in January and February in Illinois, but increased crime continues to drive sales.
More than 30 veterans at the facility died of the virus in late 2020.