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Deputy Gov. Hynes proposes pension solutions
‘Fair tax’ first step, followed by $2B pension bond and selling assets like Thompson Center
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New minimum wage clears Assembly, Pritzker eager to sign
Calling it a ‘resounding victory,’ governor says, ‘I will proudly sign this historic legislation’
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Hold EPA accountable for EtO, say congressional Dems
Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider, Foster lead bicameral effort to tell Trump EPA to ‘stop sitting on its hands’
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Ted CoxSterigenics, Stop Sterigenics, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Brad Schneider, Bill Foster, Sean Casten, Dan Lipinski, EPA, Medline Industries, Vantage Specialty Chemicals
Chi LSD downer yields call to up infrastructure
Mayor Emanuel says it’s not just about preventing disasters, but increasing jobs
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Gov't watchdog urges tax on retirement income: New video!
Civic Federation report cautions against expecting revenue too soon from sports gambling, pot, while Pritzker has other ideas
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Ted CoxIllinois Budget, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Retirement Income, J.B. Pritzker, Civic Federation, Laurence Msall, Denny Jacobs, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Service Taxes, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Gambling
We're No. 1 — for new green buildings
Illinois leads nation in per capita square feet of newly certified LEED buildings
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Expand state tax credit, says Chi task force
Earned Income Tax Credit offers statewide method to address poverty, inequality
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Ted CoxWorking Families, Illinois Working Families, Earned-Income Tax Credit, Universal Basic Income, SEIU Local 1, American Red Cross, Tom Balanoff, Celena Roldan, J.B. Pritzker, Rahm Emanuel, Milton Friedman, Allen Sanderson, Ameya Pawar
Corruption down in Illinois, Chicago
But new study finds it remains a problem, with Chicago the most corrupt big city and Illinois ranking third in the U.S.
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Manar renews push for $40k teacher minimum salary
Senate committee advances bill after veto last year by Gov. Rauner
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Harley Clarke Mansion prepares for 'heart bombing'
Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council celebrates Evanston’s ‘people’s mansion’ with Friends of Harley Clarke
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Ted CoxLandmarks Illinois, Harley Clarke Mansion, Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife, Jens Jensen, Richard Powers, Garfield Park Conservatory, Friends of Harley Clarke, Backlot Coffee, Erika Storlie, Rock Island County Courthouse
Pritzker surveys 'Rauner Wreckage'
New report finds Illinois ‘Digging Out’ from $3.2B debt, $500M worse than Rauner estimated
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Susana Mendoza, Roberta Lynch, AFSCME Council 31, Janus v. AFSCME, Illinois Budget, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Dan Hynes
Preservationists sue to save Rock Island Courthouse
Landmarks Illinois leads effort to stave off demolition
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Pritzker cheers Senate passage of new minimum wage
If enacted, law would raise it to $15 an hour by 2025; governor urges House to follow
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Congressman Davis passes bill on Route 66 centennial
‘Most Famous Road in America’ to celebrate 100 years in 2026
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Ted CoxRodney Davis, Route 66, Bob Waldmire, Bobby Troup, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, Cozy Dog, Darin LaHood, Pink Elephant Antique Mall, Wildey Theater, Nancy Pelosi
Minimum-wage hike would thrive outside Chicago
Illinois Economic Policy Institute finds earnings would rise most in central Illinois, Rockford
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Working FamiliesTed CoxSam Toia, Paul Rumler, Will Guzzardi, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, ILEPI, Illinois Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Kimberly Lightford, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Working Families, Illinois Working Families
Pols increase calls for Sterigenics to be shut down
Willowbrook firm unapologetic as clamor increases over ethylene oxide emissions
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EPA detects fresh EtO spikes at Sterigenics sites
Stop Sterigenics community group ‘outraged,’ calls protest, renews demand for shutdown
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Sports gambling could raise $100M in state revenue
But Illinois Economic Policy Institute warns it must first undercut betting on the black market
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Ted CoxILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Legal Sports Betting, Napoleon Harris III, Tim Butler, J.B. Pritzker
Annual smoking report kicks Illinois in the butts
State gets failing grades almost across board on issues including raising the smoking age to 21
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Ted CoxAmerican Lung Association, Illinois Smoking Age, Chicago Smoking Age, State of Tobacco Control, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, E-cigarettes, Harold Wimmer, Kathy Drea
Break in China trade talks yields soybean buy
Illinois Farm Bureau calls for efforts to recapture lost trade
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybeans, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, U.S.-China Trade, Chicago Board of Trade, Terry Linn, E-15, Climate Change, Donald Trump