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YWCA McLean Co Sets Training Dates for Volunteer Advocates
YWCA Stepping Stones is seeking volunteers. Volunteers attend a free 40-hour training program, scheduled to take place Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 4-27 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, February 8 and...
Jan 13, 2020
REPORT: IL Cannabis Taxes Among Nation's Highest
Illinoisans awoke to a brand new industry on New Year's Day, with legal recreational marijuana sales coming online Jan. 1. Lines were long. Enthusiasts celebrated. Dispensaries cleared more than $10 m...
Jan 12, 2020
Now Accepting Bloomington 101 Applications
The Bloomington Citizens' Academy, Bloomington 101, will run for nine Thursdays, March 19 through May 14, from 6-8 pm. Participation in Bloomington 101 is capped at 25 members per session. More about ...
Jan 12, 2020
REPORT: Illinois Personal Income Growth 2nd Lowest in U.S. Since Great Recession
Only Mississippi has fared worse than Illinois in personal income growth since the Great Recession hit at the end of 2007. Analysis shows state income taxes matter. Recovery from the Great Recession h...
Jan 12, 2020
REPORT: Chicago Alderman Proposes Tax on Childbirth
by Vincent Caruso, Illinois Policy Institute The tragic death of an infant in Chicago's 15th Ward provoked a volatile Twitter response from local Ald. Ray Lopez, which included calls to create new bar...
Jan 12, 2020
Rep. Dan Brady - State Retirees Have Another Chance to Opt in to Critical Prescription Coverage
State of Illinois retirees who were notified of termination of some of their state health insurance benefits now have a second chance to "opt in" to immediately restore their prescription coverage. Ov...
Jan 10, 2020
Madigan Denies Request For Investigation
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is refusing a request for an investigation into a possible rape cover-up. Madigan announced yesterday that he wouldn't allow a subpoena to be issued for 2012 ema...
Jan 10, 2020
Washington Man Pleads Not Guilty For Missing Man's Murder
The man accused of killing a previously-missing Deer Creek man says he didn't do it. Daniel Allbritton pleaded not guilty in court yesterday to charges that he murdered John Tyler Jr. Tyler's body was...
Jan 10, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Second Arrest Made In NYE Homicide Case In Normal
A second man is in custody in connection with a New Year's Eve homicide case in Normal. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Dewon Griffin yesterday on first-degree murder charges in the death of 17-year-...
Jan 10, 2020
Illinois Medicaid Coverage Now Includes Gender Surgeries
Taxpayers in Illinois are now paying for sex change operations. The state's Department of Healthcare and Family Services says Medicaid started covering gender reassignment surgeries in late December. ...
Jan 10, 2020
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