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Inspector: 177 Illinois State Employees Commit $4.5 Million In PPP Fraud 'So Far'
“To date, the improper loans identified in these founded reports total more than $4.5 million in public funds,” the report said.
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Hefty Illinois Tax Incentive Package Helps Lure Chinese EV Battery Plant
A hefty tax incentive package has lured a Chinese-based battery manufacturer to Illinois.
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Education Officials Respond To Concerns Of 'Radical' Ideology In Classrooms
Education officials are reacting to concerns over political activism, rather than education, being in the classroom.
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Report: Chicago Teachers' Union President Sends Child To Private School
Dabrowski believes this has played a factor in Davis-Gates' decision not to have her children attend public schools.
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Illinoisans Pay More For Household Bills Than Those In Most Other States
Residents of Illinois pay nearly $900 more a year for household expenses than the national average according to bill-paying firm Doxo.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Tipped Wage Debate Continues
The Illinois Restaurant Association is offering an alternative to a plan to end the so-called “sub-minimum” wage for workers who earn tips.
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Pritzker Expects Illinois' Estate Tax To Be Addressed By Legislature
A measure by state Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, would raise the limit from $4 million to $12 million, reducing the impact on some taxpayers.
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Survey Shows Illinois Leads Nation In Declining Revenues For Small Businesses
Head researcher Chuck Casto said interest rates may be partly to blame.
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Questions Surround Shooting And Potential Move For Chicago White Sox
Crain's Chicago Business recently reported Reinsdorf, the team's longtime owner, is weighing his options about a possible move.
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Pritzker Doesn't Expect New Mandates With Updated COVID-19 Vaccine On Horizon
A vaccine for the new COVID variant is expected next month.
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Attorney Presses ‘Vagueness' Challenge To Illinois' Gun, Magazine Ban
If this challenge doesn't work, he said he’ll revive his 5th Amendment argument that the law violates the right against self-incrimination.
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New Illinois Casino Resort Opens Up Downstate
Walker's Bluff is the result of a nearly $160 million construction project to bring entertainment and jobs to southern Illinois.
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Illinois Jobs Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels, Much Later Than Most Of Country
The state finally returned to pre-pandemic job levels in July.
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Illinois Home Sales Down Considerably Compared To Same Time Last Year
The once red-hot Illinois housing market continues to cool off.
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Multi-Occupancy Genderless Bathrooms Are Now Legal In Illinois
The law sets up protections for those using the bathrooms, requiring stalls to have floor-to-ceiling dividers that lock.
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Federal Judge Assigned In Lawsuit Over Illinois' Firearms Industry Liability Law
Monday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation filed a challenge to the law in Illinois' Southern District federal court.
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47 Illinois Human Services Workers Fired, Disciplined Over Pandemic Fraud
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is talking publicly about an ongoing probe into Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud by Illinois state workers.
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Chicago Mayor Floats Idea Of Sending Migrants To Suburbs
So far, city and state taxpayers have set aside $94 million for migrant housing.
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47 Illinois Human Services Workers Fired, Disciplined Over Pandemic Fraud
The workers sought loans for small businesses outside their state work — but some of those business did not exist: Inspector General
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Pritzker Enacts 45 Bills, Including Creating All Gender, Multi-Occupancy Bathrooms
In a separate email announcement, Pritzker’s office said he signed another 30 House bills and 13 Senate bills.
