The St. Louis metro area’s unemployment rate reached a record low of 3.5% for June. The Illinois Department of Employment ...

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For yet another year, Illinois legislators allocated $500,000 to a college that no longer exists. Though Lincoln College ...

Illinois lawmakers budgeted $500,000 for Lincoln College in a state budget that went into effect July 1—even though the small private institution closed in 2022, WICS News Channel 20 reported.

In another short-term revenue move, Illinois lawmakers July 1 turned to vape and other nicotine product tax hikes to allow ...

With the latest tax increase imposed on July 1, Illinois cell phone users are paying a combined tax rate of nearly 38%.

As Illinois leaders weigh whether they’ll need to return to Springfield this summer to deal with expected federal funding issues, tucked into the existing budget package signed by Gov. JB Pritzker ...

Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing ...

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