Illinois
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No public funds for new transit safety group
(The Center Square) – The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office says no public funds are being used for the agency’s…
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicagoland chamber opposes ditigal ad tax
(The Center Square) – The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is urging the Illinois legislature to reject a proposed new tax…
Illinois bill banning ‘easily convertible’ handguns could pass this session
(The Center Square) – An Illinois measure to prohibit the sale and manufacture of handguns some legislators say are “easily…
Biometrics privacy law’s territorial reach limited, appeals court says
Amazon has turned aside another attempt to use Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law to extract a potentially big payout from…
Illinois Quick Hits: State unemployment rate still more than 5%
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged last month at…
Illinois to require hidden ‘junk fees’ included in advertised price
(The Center Square) – In most cases when a person makes a purchase, such as on hotels, concert tickets and…
Prescription board bill advances without money
(The Center Square) – Illinois may soon have a prescription affordability board to impose price caps on drugs, but questions…
House GOP pushes Pritzker for local control
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans say Governor J.B. Pritzker’s housing proposals will give local control to state politicians,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Freedom Caucus urges DOJ investigation of Illinois
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether the…
Hundreds of Uber drivers demand union-permitting bill move in Springfield
(The Center Square) – Nearly 400 drivers for platforms like Uber and Lyft appeared at the Illinois Capitol, where they…
Summons issued to ISP, AG Cook County in FOID challenge
(The Center Square) – Officials with the Illinois State Police, attorney general’s office and Cook County state’s attorney have been…
Pritzker knocks state progressives’ ability to pass new tax measures
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ruled out the passage of many new tax proposals from progressive lawmakers…