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Ride-sharing regulations clear hurdle in Springfield

May 15, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- A measure to regulate ride-sharing companies that compete with taxis cleared a key hurdle today. The Illinois House voted 80-26 to advance legislation that would require companies to...

Former aide to Obama pal Whitaker pleads guilty

May 15, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- The one-time top aide to former state public health chief Dr. Eric Whitaker pleaded guilty today in a $400,000 federal bribery and kickback scheme on state grants she...

Voter protection, victim rights questions to appear on ballot

May 15, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- Illinois voters this fall will get to decide a pair of constitutional amendments on ballot protections and crime victim rights. The Senate voted today to put both questions...

Ride-sharing regulations clear hurdle in Springfield

May 23, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- A measure to regulate ride-sharing companies that compete with taxis cleared a key hurdle today. The Illinois House voted 80-26 to advance legislation that would require companies to...

Former aide to Obama pal Whitaker pleads guilty

May 23, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- The one-time top aide to former state public health chief Dr. Eric Whitaker pleaded guilty today in a $400,000 federal bribery and kickback scheme on state grants she...

Voter protection, victim rights questions to appear on ballot

May 23, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- Illinois voters this fall will get to decide a pair of constitutional amendments on ballot protections and crime victim rights. The Senate voted today to put both questions...

Illinois Lottery app stirs up controversy

December 23, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

— When Illinois launched its first-in-the-nation lottery app in January, Matthew Ruder quickly signed up so he could jockey for jackpots with just a tap of the finger on his...

Oberweis now pitching minimum wage increase

May 15, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Republican Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove proposed raising the state's minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 an hour over three years for workers age 26 and older. The wealthy...

Madigan ‘millionaire tax’ stalls out

May 15, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- Speaker Michael Madigan wasn't able to wrangle enough votes to get his so-called millionaire tax proposal out of the Illinois House, meaning it won't appear before voters on...

Madigan ‘millionaire tax’ stalls out

May 23, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD --- Speaker Michael Madigan wasn't able to wrangle enough votes to get his so-called millionaire tax proposal out of the Illinois House, meaning it won't appear before voters on...

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