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Some Illinois state parks could close without new revenue
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsOne of Gov. Pat Quinn‘sfirst acts after assuming office in 2009 was reopening seven state parks that predecessor Rod Blagojevich shuttered in a cost-saving move. …... -
Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
ReutersCHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, paving the way for Illinois to soon join more than a dozen states with such laws. The Senate voted 35-21 in favor of allowing patients...Tags: Illinois Governor, Illinois General Assembly
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Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets
I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....
Tags: Basketball, McCormick Place, Rahm Emanuel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago City Hall
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April income tax collections climb in many US states, but may be a blip
Reuters* Sample of 21 states shows April revenue rose by an average 37 pct * Excluding California, revenue up 22 pct * Sixteen states mulling personal income tax reforms By Karen Pierog and Lisa Lambert May 16 (Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Personal Income, National Government
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April income tax collections climb in many states, but may be a blip
Reuters(Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose by 37 percent in April from a year ago, according to a sample of U.S. states, but the improvements may not continue as a still-shaky economy, tax cuts in some states and federal budget woes could team up to...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Personal Income, National Government
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Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April
ReutersIllinois income tax collections jumped 33 percent, to $3.14 billion, last month, according to a legislative commission report. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warned that Illinois' jobless rate, which at 9.5 percent in March...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Personal Income, George W. Bush
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DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects
Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...
Tags: Basketball, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Transit Authority, Mutual Funds
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Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...
Tags: Schools, Southern Illinois University, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois Governor
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District 113 bids farewell to longtime board members
Harvey Cohen has left the building. With the same deliberate elocution, dry wit and sense of purpose he brought to District 113 Board of Education meetings for 16 years, Cohen said farewell quietly and thoughtfully last week. The three-time board...Tags: Elections, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Illinois could allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates next year might be targeting a new voting group during the Democratic and Republican primary elections: 17-year-olds. The Senate on Wednesday sent to the governor a measure to allow 17-year-olds...Tags: Elections, Voting, Primaries, Terry Link, Government
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Illinois poised to let 17-year-olds vote in primaries
— Gov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates might be targeting a new voting group during the primary elections next year: 17-year-olds. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 43-9 to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries, but only if they...
Tags: Terry Link, Government, Illinois Governor, Waukegan, Prisons
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DePaul arena would anchor event center near McCormick Place, source says
Convention officials are close to unveiling plans for an arena to house the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, two hotels and an array of restaurants and entertainment venues next to the McCormick Place convention campus, with an announcement...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Ameet Sachdev, McCormick Place, Rahm Emanuel
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