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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For July 7, 2021
Applications for rental help are being accepted through July 18.
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Illinois Sports Betting Declines For Second Month, Remains No. 2 In Nation
About $507 million was spent on sports bets in May in Illinois.
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Biden Calls For Investment In People, Infrastructure
The president visited Crystal Lake Wednesday to discuss his American Families Plan.
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Illinois College Offering Scholarship Lottery For Vaccinated Students
Illinois State University in Normal will be offering $1,000 scholarships to 100 students who submit proof of vaccination.
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Illinois Rakes In $369.7 Million In Cannabis Taxes
The total far eclipsed the $52.7 million the state collected for the previous year with just six months worth of sales.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For July 6, 2021
This week, President Joe Biden will be making his first stop in Illinois since taking office.
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Bill To Protect Public Employees During Strikes Heads To Pritzker's Desk
House Bill 2521 aims to help public sector employees in the event of a strike.
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Illinois Gas Taxes To Increase Again Thursday
Illinois has some of the highest fuel gas prices in the country, and this week, taxes on fuel will increase.
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Report Ranks Illinois Near The Bottom For Unfunded Pension Liability
The American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Illinois 49th in terms of the total liability and also per capita amount.
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Freight Merger Impacts Must Be Studied, Former Official Says
The largest merger of two railroad companies in two decades will mean more freight train traffic throughout Illinois.
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Pritzker Urges Vaccinations, Warns About Delta Variant
Pritzker took time during an appearance in Lawndale on Monday to urge Illinoisans to get vaccinated. He said the pandemic is not over.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For June 25, 2021
Police chiefs: ‘Ignorant' scrutiny, not money, compounding Illinois recruitment problems.
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Bill On Pritzker's Desk Aims To Promote LGBTQ People On Corporate Boards
The bill would add self-identified gender identity and sexual orientation to the existing annual reporting requirement for corporations.
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College Athlete Sponsorship Bill Bolstered By SCOTUS Decision
Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA doesn't allow college athletes to get private sponsorships.
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Microchip Shortage Drives Up Car Prices
Used car prices have jumped 21 percent since April 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Illinois To Begin Random Electronic Checks For Uninsured Motorists In July
Currently, an estimated 15 to 18 percent of Illinois’ 8.5 million motorists are driving without auto insurance.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For June 23, 2021
A bill to close the university golden parachute loophole is on the governor's desk, plus more news from Springfield.
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Federal Grant To Help The Illinois Convention And Visitors Bureau
A $1 million COVID-19 Revamp Recovery Project award will help the Council of Convention and Visitors Bureaus promote small businesses.
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Bill To Sub A Semester Of Social Studies For Financial Literacy On Governor's Desk
The bill would give high school students in Illinois the ability to learn about financial literacy.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For June 22, 2021
Illinois bridge and road deterioration is among worst in nation, a new report finds.
