Even though the state’s massive gaming expansion was signed into law over six weeks ago, the Illinois Gaming Board still has to draft hundreds of rules governing application and oversight procedures that aren’t spelled out in the law. And while state lawmakers initially said they thought sports betting could launch in Illinois in time for the NFL kickoff in September — or at least by the Super Bowl in February — there’s no rollout in sight.

All operators would have to pay $1 million to renew licenses every four years. After that, Illinois will take a 15% tax on

“Among the five states that experienced the biggest net drop in adjusted gross income – Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and New York – around half of the income those states lost came from people earning more than $200,000 a year.”

A view from the left.

Conducted in Denver, the location of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Blago’s silver mane was still bottle brown; his demeanor gracious but frenetic, and his insistence on reciting poetry by the legendary British writer Rudyard Kipling was … well, weird.

The poem was called “If”; a primer for becoming “A Man.”

Comment: Too bad they didn’t address the actual objections to the tax.

Comment: Administrative consolidation is a good idea but won’t move the needle much, which these authors failed to emphasize.

They are hardly alone. Illinois state and local governments spend more on pensions as a percentage of revenue than any other state – and nearly double the national average.

State’s financial situation is worst in the nation and hasn’t necessarily bottomed