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Rap star Pitbull is among the notable recording artists scheduled to perform at the 2014 Illinois State Fair Grandstand.
State fair officials announced most of the Grandstand lineup during a news conference Tuesday at the Grandstand stage. Two nights of Grandstand shows remain unconfirmed
Here’s the link to the story in the Springfield State-Journal Register.
SPRINGFIELD — As the General Assembly heads into its final month of session, House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday that he doesn’t have enough votes lined up yet to extend the state’s income tax increase or raise the minimum wage.
Hee’s the link to the story in the Chicago Tribune.
CHAMPAIGN – With the season over and off-season workouts just starting, this is supposed to be a slow news cycle in the world of college basketball.
Here’s the link to the story in the Decatur Herald-Review.
A Chicago attorney who has long crusaded against patronage is asking a federal judge to investigate hiring under Gov. Pat Quinn, alleging the Democratic governor has continued to stack the Illinois Department of Transportation with political hires.
Here’s the link at the Chicago Tribune.
Republican candidate Bruce Rauner said today that if he were governor, he would veto legislation lawmakers sent to Gov. Pat Quinn last week that would cut pension benefits for some city workers and allow aldermen to raise property taxes to shore up the retirement program.
Here’s the link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Here’s the link to the story in the Chicago Tribune.
CHESTER, Ill. — A spokesman for the Illinois Department of Corrections says the lockdown at Illinois’ largest maximum security prison remains in effect following the discovery of a cache of crude weapons and homemade alcohol.
Here’s a link to the story in the Belleville News-Democrat.
The Illinois House approved a resolution Monday that calls for a review of the body that oversees high school sports and other extracurricular activities — including whether a state agency should take over its duties.
It has been a work in progress for the past year, but Monday morning, the St. Louis Cardinals Museum and Hall of Fame officially opened to tourists and fans at the new Ballpark Village across the street from Busch Stadium. The opening also coincided with the Cardinals’ home opener against the Reds.
Pivoting from a primary campaign geared to his party’s conservative base, Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner is now seeking to expand his appeal with a TV spot featuring playful banter with his wife, who proclaims herself to be a Democrat.
Here’s a link to the story in the Chicago Tribune.
