Illinois ends last fiscal year with most revenue in state history
According to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the state of Illinois finished the fiscal year ending June 30 with the highest revenue in state history. The total revenue of $50.7 billion exceeds last year’s revenue
Illinois innkeeper rules clarified in newly signed state law
Illinois lawmakers have clarified the rules under which innkeepers may refuse to admit lodgers in Illinois hotels. Among other changes in the law, innkeepers are specifically authorized to eject lodgers who rent rooms in order to allow
New study indicates that politics plays factor in many moving decisions across U.S.
Scholars at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have signaled that politics is becoming an important factor in Americans’ decisions to move to another state. John Shaw, director of the Institute, notes
Illinois Senator Durbin says Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on SCOTUS ethics reforms later this July
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote this month on ethics reforms for the Supreme Court. In an interview on WGLT’s Sound Ideas, Durbin said he’s not proposing “anything radical,
Man charged with kidnapping, killing his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter
FBI Detroit (MICHIGAN) — A Michigan man faces federal charges for allegedly kidnapping his former girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter and then apparently strangling the toddler, whose body was found days later in Detroit. Rashad Trice, 26, of Detroit,
Illinoisans gain protections from predatory housing payment practices through new law
Tenants in Illinois gained some protection from predatory housing payment practices under new legislation which is set to take effect January 1. The new law prohibits landlords from requiring payments to be made by automatic funds transfers,
Individual shot early Saturday morning in Springfield dies – homicide investigation remains ongoing
A man who was shot Saturday morning in Springfield has died. The Springfield Police Department has noted that officers arrived at 24th Street and Allison Court around 5:39 a.m. on Saturday morning and that the wounded individual
6 dead after business jet crashes into field while approaching California airport
KABC (CALIFORNIA) — Six people were killed when a business jet traveling from Las Vegas to southern California crashed into a field while approaching an airport and then became engulfed in flames, authorities said. The crash occurred
UNC to offer free tuition to some students whose families make less than $80,000 a year
Wang Yukun/Getty Images (NORTH CAROLINA) — The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced that it would be providing free tuition and fees to students from North Carolina families making less than $80,000 a year. Free tuition
Mega Millions jackpot approaches half a billion after no winner in Friday's drawing
Capelle.r/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After no ticket was selected on Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $480 million, with a cash option of $240.7 million. The next drawing will be on Tuesday. No