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With graduated tax failure, ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful,’ governor says
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Backers of a graduated income tax constitutional amendment conceded defeat Wednesday for Gov. JB Pritzker’s marquee policy proposal...
Elections Board warns that races could be undecided for days
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Although nearly 3.6 million Illinoisans had already voted by Monday morning, according to the Illinois State Board of...
Pritzker pressures local officials to enforce mitigation orders
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – As state leaders continue to face pushback from the restaurant industry and even some county and municipal governments...
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to reach new second-wave highs
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to climb as the entire state is either subject to increased mitigation measures or...
Kilbride’s retention race shatters spending records
By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The race to keep or remove an Illinois Supreme Court justice on the bench has become the most...
Election officials urge voters to turn in mail ballots now
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Heading into the final weekend before Election Day, Illinois voters continue to set records for advance voting, and...