Final day of Illinois Legislature to pack in major issues – Center Square

"This is the last day of this year's legislative session, and lawmakers are divvying up tens of billions of dollars in state and federal revenue while small businesses -- the engine driving Illinois' economic comeback – are about to be stuck with a nearly $5 billion tax bill in the form of huge hikes in unemployment taxes brought on by the pandemic shutdowns,” National Federation of Independent Business Illinois State Director Mark Grant said.