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Illinois has the nation’s second-highest corporate tax rate at 9.5 percent, along with the second-highest property tax rate in the U.S. The study found that Illinois’ income tax rate and electricity costs are more moderate, ranking 27th and 25th most expensive in the country.
“Granted, there are a lot of guns in Chicago, but the odds of finding seven guns in eight random cars seem high.”
An unspecified number of vehicles were damaged by the incident, but the EV assembly plant was not affected by the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Illinois hit its revenue milestone even though the pace of betting ebbed.
“Overall, it was a far cry from the so-called ‘police riot’ at Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention. The answer to the question, ‘Can we finally put 1968 behind us this time, when the Democrats’ 1996 convention went smoothly and everyone seemed to forget it?’ seems to be a strong yes.”
“We lost around 60 to 70 percent of our lunchtime business,” said Brad Alaoui, of Roanoke Hospitality. “The Loop was a real ghost town. It was scary how slow it was.”
“All I’m saying here is that we need to live more in the present than in the past. Our aging president has dropped out of the race, and now our aging news media narratives need to do the same.”
“For too long, the public education system has segregated and denied opportunity for minority kids. School choice would help to put these failures right.”
Jim Dey: “There are a multitude of possibilities, depending on events, and Pritzker and other ambitious Illinois Democrats are war-gaming all of them.”
It is Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s lofty goal to have one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads in less than six years, and now a public service campaign is critical of his political party’s EV agenda. The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has launched an ad campaign called “Driver’s Seat” that highlights Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for a 100% ban on sales of new gas cars in the U.S.
Comment: Natalie Moore, co-author of this piece, called it racism by JD Vance.
“Stellantis this week said it would delay investments to retool its shuttered plant in Belvidere, Ill., for EV production…. Kamala Harris in 2019 supported banning the sale of new gas-powered cars in 2035. When auto makers bleed red ink trying to comply with the government mandates, will she force taxpayers to rescue them?”
Highland, a town just across the Illinois border, was the only place in Chicagoland ranked among “hottest zip codes” by Realtor.com.
The city got $13.4 million from the COVID relief bill. The city also granted close to $900,000 to homeowners to rehab their homes, and previously awarded $1 million from ARPA to nonprofits
Manteno resident Annette LaMore, who is a spokeswoman for the Concerned Citizens, said she was blown away that Gotion is sponsoring the Oktoberfest. “We cannot believe it,” she said. “This is a foreign entity who is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. Why in the world are we inviting them into our town, making them the sponsor of our biggest fundraiser of the year?”
“People in town for the DNC got to experience the power of Chicago drag,” Miss Toto said. “Chicago drag is at the forefront of advocacy.”
“The Office of Gun Violence Reduction would employ a public health approach to tackling gun violence as a disease. … Our proposed city ordinance is in line with the White House policy, Illinois statute, academic data and all the cities that have built offices to prevent gun violence. This office would not be anything radically new. It has been tested, implemented and championed everywhere — except in Chicago, which is infamous in our nation for gun violence.”
A 15-year-old boy was standing among the crowd in the parking lot around 4:15 p.m. Saturday when he was approached by a white vehicle and someone inside began to fire shots at him, police said.
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