Reducing gas tax, prepping for future shortfalls among late budget sticking points
Some Democrats are pushing for more tax hikes while Republicans call for spending and tax cuts.
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How the Illinois Senate’s housing proposals compare to Gov. JB Pritzker’s BUILD plan
With just days left in the spring legislative session, Illinois Senate Democrats unveiled an eight-bill housing package incorporating tweaked elements ...
Illinois county clerks are preparing for mail voting amid continued attacks, changes
Despite attacks, Illinoisans like voting by mail and county clerks are confident they can handle new challenges.
Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program
Illinois farms benefit by hiring foreign workers to do jobs Americans don’t want.
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
State data shows only about 15% of graduates of CEJA workforce hubs have secured employment in the renewable energy sector.
Statewide warehouse pollution reduction bill fails to meet committee deadline
Illinois hosts more than 2,400 warehouses and about 2 million people live within half a mile of one, according to ...
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
A yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again this summer.
Moore: How ‘Strattmentum’ upended Krishnamoorthi’s once-seemingly inevitable Senate path
Everyone has a take on the impact the flood of money had on the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Brenden Moore’s? ...
Illinois soybean farmers welcome federal aid, but fear long-term trade damage
Federal payments are headed to Illinois farmers after last year’s trade war.
Taxpayers could be on the hook for millions in cleanup costs from old oil and gas wells
Illinois could be on the hook for plugging and cleaning up thousands of inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells.
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