Report: Illinois tax revenue from gambling increased 19% last year
And a federal judge ruled with Kalshi, stymieing the state’s attempt to regulate prediction markets as sportsbooks.
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Pritzker declares Illinois a diesel disaster area, but fuel retailers are wary
All of Illinois is facing a diesel-fuel price disaster, according to Gov. JB Pritzker.
Lights, camera, tax credits!
The new law puts Illinois just behind California and New York in terms of incentives available to filmmakers.
Travelers flocked to the ‘Middle of Everything’ last year, generating over $88 billion in economic impact
Travelers spent over $50 billion – a first for the state.
Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikes
New legislation comes on the heels of recent rate hikes.
Illinois’ ‘swipe fee’ law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling
An Illinois law banning “swipe fees” on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be...
20,000 trucks a day: Life near a booming warehouse hub
The rapid expansion of warehouse hubs in the Chicago metropolitan area has bolstered the local economy while simultaneously causing a...
As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
Norrenberns said SNAP cuts may have detrimental effects on independent grocers, potentially expanding food deserts in rural Illinois.
Tourism is up in Springfield, but downtown businesses are hurting
Private school bus transportation company First Student provides over 6,000 buses to hundreds of districts in the state.
‘Credit card chaos’? Financial institutions bet big on repeal of first-of-its-kind Illinois law
Seven-figure ad campaign highlights 2-year fight between retailer, finance lobbies
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