Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year’s state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million — approximately $60 million more than was expected — the Illinois Department of Revenue announced Tuesday.
House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft parts House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft parts Tuesday, February 4, 2020 The Illinois House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of legislation restoring and retroactively applying a tax break for aircraft parts.
Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A pair of gun rights advocacy groups are suing the Illinois State Police, its director and the chief of the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau for “not acting in a timely manner... Read more
Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Nearly 800 former inmates may have had their voter registrations incorrectly canceled “due to a data-matching error” between the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois... Read more
Illinois soybean farmers hurt by coronavirus hit to Chinese economy Illinois soybean farmers hurt by coronavirus hit to Chinese economy Monday, February 3, 2020 Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadly Wuhan coronavirus currently... Read more
Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeed, local officials Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeed, local officials Monday, February 3, 2020 Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targets of a racketeering lawsuit that seeks... Read more
Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation Thursday, January 30, 2020 Government reform advocates told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that Illinois has some of the weakest governmental ethics rules in the country and that lawmakers should put more teeth into... Read more
Second Illinois coronavirus case confirmed in spouse of first woman diagnosed Second Illinois coronavirus case confirmed in spouse of first woman diagnosed Thursday, January 30, 2020 The spouse of the first Illinoisan confirmed to have novel coronavirus has also tested positive for the illness and is being monitored, health officials said Thursday. Read more