Illinois House Begins Tax Hike Debate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House began debating Sunday evening a $5 billion income tax increase to help end the state’s budget stalemate.
The House convened at 2:30 p.m.
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House began debating Sunday evening a $5 billion income tax increase to help end the state’s budget stalemate.
The House convened at 2:30 p.m.
Continue Reading »DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Recent heavy rains have the Iowa Department of Natural Resources warning paddlers and boaters on Iowa’s rivers to use caution this week.
The department also
Continue Reading »MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has upheld his own ruling earlier this month that the Muscatine mayor be returned to office while the appeal of her removal is heard.
The City Council voted
Continue Reading »DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaching, the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday struck down a portion of the state’s drunken boating law that allows officers
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted 10 petitions for clemency and denied 104 others.
According to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, the cases granted Friday
Continue Reading »CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has blocked implementation of Cook County’s penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages. It was set to go into effect Saturday.
Circuit Judge Daniel Kubasiak on
Continue Reading »CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office says the city welcomes 20 additional federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms who have been sent to help combat the
Continue Reading »SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers are entering the final day to settle a budget deal and avoid a potentially catastrophic failure.
Lawmakers have a lot of work to do Friday if
Continue Reading »The state Supreme Court has approved the 2018 operating budget for the state court system that will be the same as it was last year.
The Iowa Legislature approved nearly 176 million dollars
Continue Reading »NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an inmate helped a prison staffer after the staffer was assaulted by another inmate at the Iowa prison in Newton.
The Iowa Corrections Department says
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