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Sep 18, 2015
Gaming board chair inclined to oppose backdoor casinos
Chairman Don Tracy made those statements at an August hearing of the board after the mayor of Hometown and a developer behind the concept...
Aug 7, 2015
Sun Times Editorial: It’s a once-in-a generation opportunity for Rauner, Madigan and Cullerton
This is the promise embedded in a bill passed by the Illinois Senate on Tuesday, a promise we hope House Speaker Mike Madigan and Gov....
Aug 5, 2015
School reform bill threatens to ‘crash’ system
The measure, Senate Bill 318, would freeze the property tax for two years and create a panel of Democratic and Republican lawmakers (each...
Jul 20, 2015
Illinois passes amendments to electronics law (HB 1455)
New amended electronics legislation raises manufacturers’ goals, sets penalties Springfield, IL. Illinois Governor Rauner signed into...
Jun 25, 2015
Pain on the Way: Illinois’ Budget Cuts Hit Home
Cash-strapped cities, towns and suburbs set to slash public safety, reduce pension costs, tap rainy day funds and explore bankruptcy, a...
Jun 10, 2015
Legislation reopens electronic recycling
The legislature averted a recycling crisis by the House and Senate each unanimously passing House Bill 1455 in mid-May. It increases by...
Jun 9, 2015
Reviving tax swap could help schools, homeowners
With Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Party leader Mike Madigan engaged in an apparent blood feud in Springfield, a few state...
May 6, 2015
Chicago may push south suburbs out of casino lottery
That’s the good news. The bad news is that they still can’t agree on who should own a Chicago casino and that the south suburbs have...
May 5, 2015
State turns its back on chance to make big money on expanded casino gambling
…So here we are in Illinois, billions of dollars short of the cash needed to balance next year’s budget, crying about the need to create...
Feb 6, 2015
2015 Legislative Breakfast
Some of the participants of SSMMA’s Feb. 6 Legislative Briefing at Olympia Fields Country Club included: (from left) SSMMA Vice President...
Feb 5, 2015
Nekritz still has faith in pension reform
The measure was passed in a desperate attempt to plug a $100 billion-plus deficit in the state’s pension systems and a circuit court...
Nov 13, 2014
Airport, tollway issues top Will County’s watch list
The South Suburban Airport and the proposed Illiana Tollway remain at the top of the list of legislative items the Will County Board will...
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