Hundreds of factory workers may have just been laid off from jobs at a large automotive plant in northern Illinois, but the economy is likely to help put them back to work.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

The Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee could take up a package of bills Thursday centered on allowing a progressive income tax structure in Illinois.

Here’s the link to the story at Illinois News Network.

Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature campaign promise on the 2020 ballot: A proposed change to the Illinois constitution that would allow for higher income tax rates on higher levels of income.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan doesn’t make a lot of media appearances, but Monday morning he talked with student journalists who are covering the Statehouse in a graduate school program.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

SPRINGFIELD — One of the nation’s leading credit rating agencies said Monday adopting a graduated income tax system in Illinois probably would provide some much-needed revenue, but whether state’s credit rating would be improved depends on how the state uses the new money.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

Kathie Kane-Willis wants people to think about the 2020 census not just as a questionnaire but a tool that can wield power and money.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.