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Trump cuts Illinois economy

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Report: Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report offers a detailed look at the effects of cuts enacted by Trump through executive order or legislation, directives by federal agency leaders, or through Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency.” It also sheds light on how many jobs will […]

todayDecember 2, 2025 43

Illinois Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois to reduce federal unemployment debt by $450 million

Gov. JB Pritzker announces a plan Tuesday for the state to pay down $450 million of its outstanding $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt to the federal government. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a social safety net for unemployed […]

todaySeptember 28, 2022 79

Illinois

Illinois lawmaker calls clawback in COVID-19 grant program ‘abuse of power’

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – The first public hearing of the Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission focused on grants of federal dollars the Pritzker administration is administering to businesses. But one aspect of the program was labeled “abuse of power” by a commission member. Tuesday’s hearing also gave the public a glimpse of what Republicans have characterized as short and unproductive meetings. The hearing lasted about 70 minutes with about half the time for questions from lawmakers. The other half was […]

todayDecember 1, 2020 10

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 22

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