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Temporary tax relief measures to begin Friday in Illinois
Rebates to be mailed while other taxes put on temporary pause

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state’s new fiscal year begins. That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates, a suspension of the state’s 1 percent tax on groceries, and a six-month pause on the scheduled inflationary increase in the state’s motor fuel tax. Gov. JB Pritzker and legislative Democrats held a news conference publicizing those tax breaks as consumers grappled with 8.6 percent inflation, the highest rate in […]

July 1, 2022 5

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Six Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker
Crime, taxes, abortion, Trump all play heavily in campaign’s final stretch

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Republican voters in Illinois will choose from six candidates to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the upcoming June 28 primary. Field of Republican candidates seeking the nomination The field includes a conservative farmer and state lawmaker who is the recent polling frontrunner, the mayor of Illinois’ second largest city, a former state senator, and three political newcomers. Darren Bailey Darren Bailey, 56, is a conservative state senator from Xenia, a small town in […]

June 24, 2022 14

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Pritzker calls special session on reproductive rights
Move prompted by U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker will call a special session of the General Assembly in the coming weeks to focus on legislation to strengthen women’s access to abortion and other reproductive health services in Illinois. Pritzker made that announcement Friday, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion overturning the landmark 1973 abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. Pritzker: "We knew this day was coming" “We knew this day was coming,” Pritzker said at a […]

June 24, 2022 22

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Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades
Rating agency cites ‘fundamental improvement’ in state’s fiscal outlook

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised the state of Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds two notches, to BBB+, while S&P Global Ratings on Friday upgraded state bonds by one notch. That means all three major credit rating agencies have updated Illinois credit by two notches in the past year. “The upgrade to 'BBB+' reflects fundamental improvements in Illinois' fiscal resilience including full unwinding of pandemic-era and certain pre-pandemic non-recurring fiscal measures, meaningful contributions to reserves, […]

May 7, 2022 3

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What’s in Illinois’ $46 billion budget package?
Increased education spending coupled with tax relief for workers, homeowners

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Tuesday that make up a roughly $46 billion FY2023 state general revenue funds budget. It includes increased funding for education and human services and $1.8 billion in mostly-temporary tax relief. Pritzker signed the bill during a ceremony at Chicago State University where he was joined by students who stand to benefit from increased funding for higher education, including more money for student financial aid through the […]

April 19, 2022 10

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Mendoza urges automatic payments into ‘rainy day fund’
State’s financial cushion was exhausted during budget impasse

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pushing legislation that would require the state to make automatic deposits into its so-called “rainy day fund” whenever certain financial conditions are met. Officially known as the Budget Stabilization Fund, it was created in 2001 as a reserve so the state could pay its bills in a timely manner, especially during regular months of the year when revenues are lower than other months. The goal was to maintain a reserve […]

March 13, 2022 32

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DCFS Director comes under fire for child deaths, improper placements
Cook County judge finds him in contempt for sixth time

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- A Cook County judge this week found the director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in contempt for the fifth and sixth time this year for housing two girls in locked psychiatric facilities unnecessarily. Director Marc Smith faced four previous contempt citations for failing to place children in proper homes in violation of court orders. Each of the six contempt citations included a $1,000-per-day fine for Smith. After being found in contempt, […]

March 4, 2022 17

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Baby dies amid child abuse allegations
Mother said DCFS failed to intervene

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Sophia Faye Davis loved to eat noodles. She slept with a stuffed hippo that made soothing sounds and reflected stars on her ceiling. She sang and danced as she pounded on the keys of her toy piano. These are the memories of her only child that Cassy Needham clings to – not the final month of Sophia’s life that was filled with child abuse allegations, failed investigations, and ignored pleas for help that ended with […]

March 4, 2022 19

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State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling
Pritzker says clarity needed for ‘next emergency’

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 mitigation orders for K-12 schools on an expedited schedule. Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition for appeal Tuesday, along with a motion for an emergency stay of a Sangamon County judge’s order to block enforcement of the rules. On Feb. 4, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the rules which, […]

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Capitol News Illinois

Temporary tax relief measures to begin Friday in Illinois
Rebates to be mailed while other taxes put on temporary pause

Rebates to be mailed while other taxes put on temporary pause

Six Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker
Crime, taxes, abortion, Trump all play heavily in campaign’s final stretch

Crime, taxes, abortion, Trump all play heavily in campaign’s final stretch

Pritzker calls special session on reproductive rights
Move prompted by U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

Move prompted by U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

Fitch, S&P announce Illinois credit ratings upgrades
Rating agency cites ‘fundamental improvement’ in state’s fiscal outlook

Rating agency cites ‘fundamental improvement’ in state’s fiscal outlook

What’s in Illinois’ $46 billion budget package?
Increased education spending coupled with tax relief for workers, homeowners

Increased education spending coupled with tax relief for workers, homeowners

Mendoza urges automatic payments into ‘rainy day fund’
State’s financial cushion was exhausted during budget impasse

State’s financial cushion was exhausted during budget impasse

DCFS Director comes under fire for child deaths, improper placements
Cook County judge finds him in contempt for sixth time

Cook County judge finds him in contempt for sixth time

Baby dies amid child abuse allegations
Mother said DCFS failed to intervene

Mother said DCFS failed to intervene

State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling
Pritzker says clarity needed for ‘next emergency’

Pritzker says clarity needed for ‘next emergency’

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