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Decision 2020

Belmont University in Nashville prepares for final Trump-Biden debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (The Center Square) – In less than a week, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off for the second and final presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election – and the stage is set. The debate, organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, will take place in the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville from 8 to 9:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday – 11 days before the election. “While the debate […]

todayOctober 17, 2020 5

Decision 2020

Ad blitz begins for Pritzker’s progressive income tax proposal

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinois voters will decide whether the state will move to a progressive income tax model from a flat tax this November, and the advertising blitz is underway. The group “Vote Yes for Fairness” and AARP have produced ads supporting the proposed constitutional amendment. One ad claims 97 percent of Illinoisans will pay the same or less in taxes, while people making above $250,000 will pay more. Another ad said a yes vote will raise taxes […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 10

Education

ISBE survey: Most students in Illinois schools will be learning remotely this fall

(The Center Square) – Most students in Illinois will be learning remotely this fall, according to results from an Illinois State Board of Education survey. Parents and students wondering what their school district’s plans for the fall semester are amid COVID-19 concerns can find out through a new portal from the Illinois State Board of Education. ISBE has been surveying the state’s more than 850 school districts on reopening plans and it published a dashboard on the department's website that allows everyone to […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 2

Capital Area Region

Pritzker to require businesses to enforce mask rules or face fines up to $2,500 after Democrats let rule stick

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For the next five months, Illinois business owners and their employees are required to tell customers to wear a mask or they could face fines of up to $2,500. Despite Republicans who wanted to suspend the rule because they said it could still criminalize business owners, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fines for businesses that don’t comply with mask and social distancing requirements amid COVID-19 concerns survived a rule committee. After an hour behind closed doors, the […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 3

Capital Area Region

RICO lawsuit filed against Madigan, ComEd in federal court

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and utility ComEd have been hit with a civil racketeering lawsuit filed in federal court. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Eastern Division by a group of attorneys asks for ComEd customers to get payments of at least $450 million in damages, including $150 million in “ill-gotten gains ComEd has admitted to.” The suit seeks an additional $300 million under the RICO Act’s damages […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 2

Decision 2020

ComEd hit with criminal charges, feds implicate Madigan

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Referring to him as “Public Official A,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office implicated House Speaker Michael Madigan in announcing criminal charges against utility company ComEd. The utility, which provides power to much of northern Illinois, agreed to pay a fine of $200 million to end a federal criminal investigation into a years-long bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say. Under the agreement, the federal government will defer charges, but only if ComEd cooperates with ongoing investigations. In a […]

todayJuly 17, 2020 15

Illinois

Illinois courts face mountain of cases backed up by pandemic

(The Center Square) – Courtrooms in Illinois are facing a mountain of cases as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Many courthouses were closed because of the pandemic. Many are now handling a limited number of criminal cases. Felony cases usually get scheduled first, while misdemeanor cases continue to get postponed due to the lack of courtrooms. Jennifer Goodreau, an Illinois public defender, said court cases have slowed to a crawl. “Normally where there could be four trials going at a time […]

todayJune 22, 2020 25

Decision 2020

Local election officials prepare for vote by mail expansion

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Illinoisans who cast ballots in elections since 2018 will automatically be sent an application for a vote-by-mail ballot for the November election, and it’s going to cost county clerks more to do it. The governor signed the bill this week. He said during the COVID-19 pandemic the expanded vote-by-mail program will allow more people to exercise the right to vote from the safety of their homes. With increasing vote by mail applications, there will be cost […]

todayJune 17, 2020 6

Business & Lifestyle

Pritzker defends new misdemeanor rules for businesses that open early

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a new way to go after Illinois businesses that open early in defiance of his emergency order to remain closed. The governor filed an emergency rule which potentially could charge businesses with Class A misdemeanors if they open for business before they are allowed under his five-phase reopening plan. Under state law, the violation is punishable by a fine from $75 to up to $2,500 and would require a court appearance. […]

todayMay 19, 2020 5

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