May 27, 2014
Legislature's Tax, Spending Battle Previews Rauner-Quinn Clash From Crain's Chicago Business Between guns, gays and grass—not to mention pension reform—Illinois lawmakers have faced a lot of tough...
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State Budget Would Put Off Tough Decisions Until After Election From the Chicago Tribune Illinois Democrats on Tuesday rolled out a new state spending plan that puts off many tough decisions until...
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Region To Get Manufacturing Help From Federal Government From the Chicago Daily Herald The Chicago area has been designated one of 12 "Manufacturing Communities" by the U.S. Department of Commerce,...
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Illinois Ballot Initiatives May Reach Unprecedented Number From the Associated Press Let the voters decide. Whether it’s figuring out if the state should tax millionaires or who should pay for birth...
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Illinois 'Amazon Tax' Back From The Dead From Crain's Chicago Business Illinois is poised to re-impose sales taxes on some Internet purchases, seven months after the state's so-called Amazon tax was...
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Illinois Term Limits Group Likely Has Enough Signatures For Ballot Question From the Springfield State Journal-Register A proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution to impose term limits on...
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Madison County Judge Denies Forum Non Conveniens Motions In Four Cases From Out Of State Asbestos Claimants From the Madison County Record Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs has denied...
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Report: Illinois Health Insurance Prices Climbing Before New Law From the Associated Press A new report finds health insurance prices in Illinois were increasing by about 10 percent or more annually in...
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Plaintiffs Lawyers Suing GM Assail Internal Report From the National Law Journal Plaintiffs lawyers who have sued General Motors Co. over its ignition switch recalls on Thursday criticized the...
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Tape Recording Snafu Leads To Do-over Court Hearing From the Associated Press Call it a mulligan or a do-over. There will be a rare judicial repeat today of oral arguments in a historically significant...
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With Major Rulings Pending, Supreme Court Enters Homestretch From the National Law Journal California Chrome's homestretch run ended Saturday, but the U.S. Supreme Court is just entering its own...
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AMA Policy Backs Strict E-Cigarette Restrictions From the Associated Press The American Medical Association is pledging to use its lobbying power to seek strict limits on electronic cigarettes. The...
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Quinn Calls Rauner A 'Saboteur' On Pension Fixes From the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday labeled his Republican opponent Bruce Rauner a “saboteur” who worked to block overhauls of state...
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Illinois Health Campaign Among Nation’s Costliest From the Associated Press President Barack Obama's home state agreed to spend $33 million in federal money promoting his health care law, hiring a...
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Illinois Case Among 17 Supreme Court Has To Decide By June's End From the Associated Press It's crunch time at the Supreme Court, where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases, including...
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Biz Group Plots Koch-style Political Spending Blitz From Crain's Chicago Business Top Illinois business officials have formed an "independent expenditure" group that intends to spend millions of...
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Illinois Election Officials Vote On 2 Ballot Items From the Associated Press A measure calling for lawmaker term limits is all but ready for the November ballot, elections officials decided Tuesday as...
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Feds Released Wrong Info On New Airport Flight Paths From the Chicago Sun-Times Federal officials released incorrect and incomplete information about how new O’Hare International Airport flight paths...
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Working For Less, Or Not Working: Illinois Job Gains Weak From Crain's Chicago Business Illinois unemployment was down to 7.5 percent in May, but Cook County and Illinois in general continue to lag the...
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Obamacare Leaves Illinois Nursing Homes Waiting For Millions Of Dollars From Crain's Chicago Business The massive expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare had an unintended consequence in Illinois,...
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