State Lawmakers Return Tuesday
[perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]State of the State Address Listen Wednesday at noon on WILL-AM 580 or will.illinois.edu [/perfectpullquote] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois state lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday to begin this year’s legislative session. The main task on the agenda this week is Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address. He’s […]
News Around Illinois – January 9, 2020
Illinois Task Force On Property Taxes Earns Critique SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin says a statewide task force designed to address local property taxes has so far failed to do so. He and other House Republicans roundly criticized the group Wednesday, which was created shortly after state lawmakers approved a ballot question […]
News Around Illinois – December 2, 2019
Champaign Charity For Hungry, Homeless Faces Deficit CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign charity that aids the hungry and homeless is more than $270,000 in the hole as it enters the holiday season. The News-Gazette reported that Restoration Urban Ministries budgets $650,000 for housing, food and clothing. It offers church services, substance-abuse recovery programs, and self-sufficiency education. […]