Crisis in Chicago: ’60 Minutes’ on Chicago’s Crime – CBS News
January 1, 2017
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New jobs program available for SNAP recipients – Illinois News Network
January 1, 2017
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A pilot program the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is meant to provide job training for people who receive government food assistance, in order to help them become more self-sufficient and less reliant food stamps.
Freeze Property Taxes NOW or Illinois Homes Will Become Roach Motels – WP Original
January 1, 2017
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By: Mark Glennon* A tipping point is at hand in Illinois. It’s the point when potential homebuyers conclude they’ll never cash out whole because of increasing taxes and declining values: Buyers can get in but can’t get out — a Roach Motel. A buyers’ strike can follow, speeding the spiral downward. Excessive property taxes are driving the potential disaster. A property tax freeze is essential, immediately, to head it off. The evidence starts with effective property tax rates for towns and cities around Chicago, where the problem is most acute. Effective rates are the simple percentage
Gov. Rauner Op-Ed: It’s time to set Illinois on a path for success
January 1, 2017
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Not-for-profits face more funding uncertainty – State Journal-Register
January 1, 2017
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Illinois loses political clout as population declines – Herald-Whig
January 1, 2017
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The loss of an estimated 37,508 people between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016, is a big concern in its own right. It will be an even bigger deal when the state loses one seat in Congress during the next national reapportionment. One political analyst thinks the state might even lose two seats.
Illinois enters 2017 with no state budget – State Journal-Register
January 1, 2017
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Some questions and answers regarding the state of the state’s struggling finances.