The three-page warrant states that the “issuance and execution of this search warrant shall not be disclosed and that any such disclosure could impede the investigation being conducted and thereby interfere with the enforcement of the law.”

IDOR said in a news release that 63,006 taxpayers have taken advantage of the program, which brought in a verified $237 million as of Jan. 31. Corresponding penalties and interest were forgiven.

Pritzker’s chief-of-staff Anne Caprara said when it comes time for the Democratic National Committee to discuss its primary voting structure, a very real push will be made to make Illinois the lead in the nation in the nominating process.

Without the new law, those companies would need to repay $50 million in taxes to the state.

IDOR said nearly 20,000 Illinoisans claimed a federal EITC credit without also claiming the state EIC, leaving more than $5 million dollars unclaimed.

Senate Bill 1970 allows schools to excuse adult students for 2 hours during the school day to vote in elections.

Durkin’s petition said allowing Arroyo to have a role in selecting his replacement “calls into question the integrity of the process and the House itself.”

Senate Bill 2456 would amend the General Assembly Compensation Act to pay lawmakers bi-monthly starting with the next General Assembly; a legislator who resigns would be paid on a prorated basis.

“In his Jan. 29 State of the State speech, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for ‘real, lasting ethics reform.’ Good. But not good enough. Not for the moment we’re in.”

Said Robert Bruno, who heads the Project for Middle Class Renewal, “It is quite costly when workers leave the labor force…We estimated was that without a really solid leave program in the state, that that turnover or retention rate problem costs the economy roughly $456 million – that’s Illinois.”

The Higher Education Guaranteed Admissions Act is sponsored by State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield).

Consultants found that residents in more than one quarter of Naperville households are paying higher housing costs than the federal government considers affordable.

In many ways, Illinois is geographically and demographically similar to Iowa. The major difference is Chicago — an urban core the kind Iowa just doesn’t have.

The Illinois Commerce Commission has scheduled a March hearing on the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, which needs permits from each state the pipeline runs below — North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois — in order to add pumping stations and make other infrastructure upgrades.

A firearm sale in Illinois already includes federal taxes, state sales taxes, and local taxes. Chicago assesses a $25 per gun fee that’s long-faced a legal challenge.

The group of state lawmakers and appointees from the Governor, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General is required to produce a report with recommendations for ethics and lobbying reforms by the end of March.

Rich Township will consolidate athletics and extracurricular offerings into combined district-wide programs, raise property taxes, and pour $105 million into facility improvements.