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Societal Costs Of Smoking In Illinois Amount To $55,505 Per Smoker Annually
A new analysis from WalletHub ranked Illinois 11th in the nation for smoking costs.
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Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Tax Break For Employee Raises
State Rep. Maurice West is making another attempt to grant tax breaks for small businesses that give raises to their employees.
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Illinois Unemployment Offices Remain Closed — Partly Due To ‘Threats Of Violence’
“There have been very credible threats of violence against our agency offices and our office staff,” IDES Director Kristin Richards said.
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Dry Cleaners In Illinois Adjust To Work-From-Home Life
The National Cleaners Association reported a 50 percent decline in business among member stores, a figure reflected in the state.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 11, 2021
About 38,000 people in Illinois filed for unemployment benefits last week.
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Fresh Off Re-Elections, Illinois Lawmakers Resigning As Parties Pick Replacements
Two Illinois state senators were replaced by appointment Saturday.
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Illinoisans Continue To Move To Other States As Some Cities Offering Incentives To Relocate
A total of 80,000 people left Illinois last year, the seventh consecutive year the state has sustained a net population loss.
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Bitterly Cold Temperatures To Chill Illinois For Days
Nightly temperatures are expected to be below zero for much of the state for the entire week.
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Gov. Pritzker Dismisses Criticism Of Illinois’ Vaccination Program
"WE are one of the top states in the nation in the number of daily doses administered,” Pritzker said Friday.
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IDOT Supervisor Charged With Wire Fraud, Forgery For Faking Doctor's Note
An operations supervisor for the Oakbrook Maintenance Yard is charged with submitting fraudulent doctor notes excusing him from work.
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Fraud Victims Not Responsible For Taxes On Unemployment Payouts
For taxpayers targeted by scammers, it’s another step in a long process of resolving scam damage.
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Study: More Than 25 Percent Of Illinois Residents Live In Affluent Zip Codes
The share of residents living in prosperous zip codes ranks 27th in the U.S., according to advocacy organization Economic Innovation Group.
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More Than $205 Million In Cannabis Taxes Collected In Illinois As Nonprofits Receive First Round Of Grants
Since adult-use sales began in January 2020, nearly $757.9 million in cannabis has been sold in the state.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 8, 2021
The Illinois House Wednesday is set to return to the Illinois State Capitol for the first time in nearly a year.
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Illinois To Allow Legislators To Move Up In Vaccination Line
Members of the General Assembly requested the move to allow any of the 177 state legislators to get shots.
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NAACP Leader: Help For Mental Health ‘Right Around The Corner’
NAACP Illinois Conference President Teresa Haley said there is a disparity and stigma in the Black community when it comes to mental health.
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Former State Senator And Third-Party Gubernatorial Candidate Sam McCann Indicted For Fraud, Money Laundering Campaign Funds
McCann represented the 49th Senate district and then the 50th Senate district for the state of Illinois.
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Illinois Lags In Easing Barriers For Electric Vehicles, Report Finds
Illinois ranked 23rd in the country in a new study on transportation system efficiency and incentives for electric vehicle deployment.
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Forgiven PPP Loans In Illinois Could Possibly Take State Tax Hit
Congress passed legislation in December making the change explicitly tax exempt, but states could be a different matter.
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Quick Hits: Illinois News In Brief For Feb. 4, 2021
More than 40,000 people in Illinois filed for unemployment benefits this week.
