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Noncitizen students and transgender individuals not eligible for federal student loan aid because they’ve failed to register for the selective service would be able to access tuition assistance in Illinois under a plan passed by the House.
Here’s a link to the bill at Illinois News Network.
For all of the outcry and political promises to help property taxes, Illinoisans still pay the second highest rates in the nation.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
April is National Donate Life Month, and all across the country agencies are mounting campaigns to educate people about organ and tissue donation and encourage them to sign as organ donors.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
The cornerstone of J.B. Pritzker’s political career has arrived. A graduated income tax is moving.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
It’s on to the state House for legislation that would require towns that hire part-time firefighters to pay part of their full-time pensions.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote on a constitutional amendment to change the state’s flat income tax to a graduated one, debate on the topic continued Monday even with the legislature off for a two-week break.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, is a wake-goer, a practitioner of a Chicago political tradition of Irish Catholic Democrats, one that comes with its own strict rituals:
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune.
JONESBORO — On Feb. 12, Illinois celebrates the birthday of one of its favorite sons, President Abraham Lincoln. This year, the U.S. Senate passed a bill celebrating the legacy of Lincoln on his birthday. They expanded the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area to include sites in Jonesboro in Union County, Freeport in Stephenson County and Livingston County.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Trump campaign shatters fundraising records, adds senior staff for 2020 race
President Trump’s re-election campaign raised $30.3 million in the first quarter of this year, far pacing the leading fundraisers among the Democrats, Fox News confirmed Sunday.
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
When real estate developer Charles Cui needed help at City Hall for his project in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, he knew exactly where to go — and it wasn’t to the local alderman.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
