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Oct 28, 2024 · by Capitol News Illinois. November 1, 2024. 431. Capitol News Illinois reporter Hannah Meisel is covering the corruption trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan from the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. Each Friday morning, we will update this feature with a rundown of the week’s court proceedings.
Pritzker’s budget office projects $3.2B deficit in early look at ...
1 day ago · The Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report published each November is often seen as a table-setter for the budgeting negotiations that will ramp up in earnest when lawmakers return to the Capitol for the legislative year that begins each January.. GOMB projects that revenues will remain flat at roughly $53.4 billion for the …
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October 31, 2024. 530. Illinois launched the "Help Stop Hate" program to address rising hate crimes, offering victims and witnesses support through a multilingual,... Read more. Law Enforcement. He attempted suicide. Peoria Jail restrained him in a chair for five days. by Illinois Answers Project. October 31, 2024.
Brushing off concerns of overspending, Pritzker signs $53.1 billion ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Revenues and taxes. While more than $1.1 billion in added revenue was needed to balance the books, the final revenue plan – which Pritzker did not sign on Wednesday but said he planned to without changes – doesn’t include any personal income tax increases for Illinoisans.
Utility assistance applications open for low-income Illinoisans
4 days ago · The state’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is accepting applications for all households beginning Friday, Nov. 1. The program offers financial assistance for utility bills to low-income families. Other discounts are also available, even …
Amid ‘unprecedented’ prolonged revenue boom, state finds …
Jan 31, 2023 · For the fiscal year that ended in June, revenues soared past the state’s initial $42.3 billion approved budget by nearly $8 billion when excluding ARPA fund transfers.. In the recently concluded lame duck session, Democrats passed a surplus spending plan that allocated an additional $3.6 billion in unexpected revenues …
ANALYSIS: Pritzker urges ‘careful’ approach as current-year surplus ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Read the report: 2023 Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report “So that five-year forecast, you know, we look at it as a guide for how careful do we need to be as we move forward in the in the budget year thinking about FY ’25,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at …
As Illinois receives praise for its cannabis equity efforts ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers are still seeking greater access to …
Transit heads again ask state for funding help, reject proposals for ...
Jul 10, 2024 · “I think we need to be very careful about putting additional burdens on taxpayers or riders within the RTA system,” DeWitte said. But DeWitte also noted he hopes to further explore the idea of increasing state or federal funding, noting that the state contributes 17 percent of RTA’s revenues, while other states contribute significantly more to large transit systems.
As leaders extend session with budget unfinished, several …
May 19, 2023 · By HANNAH MEISEL, JERRY NOWICKI, NIKA SCHOONOVER & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers won’t finish their spring legislative session by Friday’s scheduled adjournment as negotiations over the state budget remain in flux. The May 19 end to the General Assembly’s spring session had been on the calendar for months, but it’s not a ...