CAPITOL BRIEFS: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 On Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday, his home state’s two U.S. senators advanced a bill to expand the Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois. Livingston County, and the cities of Jonesboro and Freeport would be added.
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Monday, Feb. 11 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Monday, Feb. 11 2019 Monday, February 11, 2019 State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) announced a House resolution opposing any moves to put a state tax on retirement income. It is a response to the economic plan recently laid out by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, one of the state’s leading business groups.
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 Wednesday, February 6, 2019 The state of Illinois could see $100 million in increased annual revenue by legalizing sports gambling, according to a joint report released this week by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and... Read more
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 Tuesday, February 5, 2019 A bill that would slash local property taxes by 10 percent over the next two years has been introduced in the Illinois House. State Rep. David McSweeney (R- Barrington Hills) introduced that... Read more
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 Monday, February 4, 2019 On Friday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office announced legislation to reduce the “monopoly period” of expensive pharmaceuticals when their prices suddenly spike. When new drugs are... Read more
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 Thursday, January 31, 2019 Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is imploring the General Assembly to be realistic with revenue projections this year to avoid adding to the state’s backlog of unpaid bills. A compromise... Read more