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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois budget officials said Thursday that revenues are flowing into state coffers at a faster pace than previously estimated, meaning lawmakers will have more money to work with as they try to finalize a new budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget officially raised its revenue estimate for the current fiscal year by more than $1.4 billion and by $842 million for the upcoming fiscal year. Those figures are similar t...

SPRINGFIELD – In 2019, the fee for licensing a small trailer in Illinois jumped from $18 to $118. Lawmakers are now looking for a solution to lower that fee without causing major drops in infrastructure funding. The $100 fee increase was included in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 Rebuild Illinois capital infrastructure plan, which funds road, bridge and building projects throughout the state. A House Revenue and Finance Committee on Thursday discussed what steps could be taken to lower the...

By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois budget officials said Thursday that revenues are flowing into state coffers at a faster pace than previously estimated, meaning lawmakers will have more money to work with as they try to finalize a new budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget officially raised its revenue estimate for the current fiscal year by more than $1.4 billion and by $842 million for the upcoming fiscal year. Those fi...

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Republicans call for investigation over governors actions in virus outbreak that killed 36 Davidsmeyer, other Republicans want answers about governor’s handling of veterans’ home cases Greg Bishop The Center Square and David C.L. Bauer Journal-Courier May 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail House Republicans are formally asking the Illinois Attorney General to investigate the Pritzker administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak that killed 36 residents last fall at the Illinois Veterans�...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 11, 2021 | 3:30 PM (The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are formally asking the Illinois Attorney General to investigate the Pritzker administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home last fall that killed 36 residents. A letter House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, sent Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the outbreak was avoidable. “The [Inspector General for the Illinois Department of Huma...

CITY HALL HACK — ‘SHOCKING’ DEATH OF A STAR-CHITECT — ALD. MOORE JOINS SOS RACE Presented by Illini for Affordable Rx Good Monday morning, Illinois. Hope you enjoyed your autumn weekend. TOP TALKER A huge cache of internal emails from City Hall was hacked by a third party and made public Friday, revealing the inner workings of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration in Chicago. The select group of emails had been given to the Jones Day law firm as part of an inquiry into how the police...

Dems say behind-closed-door process is ‘normal’

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- Illinois House Republicans said after another week in Springfield, lawmakers haven’t tackled any substantive issues dealing with ethics reform. The House adjourned after less than 10 minutes of session Friday morning. Republicans said that lawmakers are just wasting time in Springfield. Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) said people back home want lawmakers working on important issues at the Capitol. However, she stressed that most Republican bills remain stuck in committe...

With about three weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers from both parties say bipartisan budget negotiations have begun. "I think were well on our way. In the House last week, our House Democratic appropriation committee chairs and revenue committee chairs met with our Republican counterparts, and we came to a common understanding of the basic numbers were going to need to begin to work together on crafting a (fiscal year) 2022 budget," House Majority Leader Greg Harris, D- Chica...