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Paddy Power owner Flutter is weighing how it will react to a betting tax imposed by state legislators in Illinois in the US.
That’s a drop in the bucket, however, compared to other states. California, for example, has a $12 billion gap (3.72 percent ...
Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...
A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...
State lawmakers voted to end Illinois' 1% grocery tax, but here in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to extend the grocery tax into 2026, in attempt to help balance the budget.
At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in ...
The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding ...
State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) said he is concerned with $1 billion in new spending, plus new taxes on nicotine products, ...
The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges with potential moves by the Trump administration.