Monday was a day for the little guy.

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

While Illinois drivers pay more for gas after lawmakers doubled the state’s gas tax and increased vehicle fees to pay for a $45 billion infrastructure plan, federal lawmakers have yet to reach a consensus on how to move forward with a national infrastructure funding plan.

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

It’s unclear how much taxpayers will have to pay, if anything, to breach a contract with a country act that has been removed from the entertainment lineup for the DuQuion State Fair, but a downstate Illinois legislator said he’s baffled by what he sees as the hypocrisy of one state fair act being canceled while another is still expected to take center stage.

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

llinois is now the nation’s seventeenth “Tobacco 21” state, and while the law seems straightforward, it contains some unexpected nuances.

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

Illinois’ youth and working-age professionals are leaving in greater numbers than other age groups, including retirees, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Illinois’ laws for distracted driving are being reclassified so that texting behind the wheel will carry a stiffer penalty next month.

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a measure to legalize recreational cannabis use and sales for adults and one of the state’s medical marijuana companies is preparing for exponential growth.

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

Credit ratings agency Moody’s says the state’s public schools and local municipalities walk away as the biggest winners from Illinois’ newly enacted budget and coming infrastructure spending but make no mention of any potential upgrade to the state’s near-junk credit rating.

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

A new analysis of Illinois’ proposed progressive income tax rates found the state would have steeper rate increases among higher income brackets than other states with graduated income tax structures, something the authors said “punishes” wealthy Illinoisans.

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

Illinois’ largest state employee union is poised to keep its workers among the highest-paid state employees in the nation – with wages surpassing the average private-sector employee in the state – under the terms of a pending four-year contract deal.

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