Politics

Named plaintiffs in the four separate cases with temporary restraining orders can buy and sell guns and magazines despite the state’s gun ban. #gunban #illinois

Last year, Illinois and 18 other states offered inflation relief payments or refunds for taxpayers and now the IRS is uncertain about the taxability of the payments. #taxreturn #irs

“This kind of skilled training helps to better position residents to attain good paying, steady jobs that are in demand.” #repdeluca #buildingtrades

Rep. Haas also reminds constituents that the 79th District has changed this term to include portions of Kankakee, Crete, Richton Park, University Park, Park Forest, and Monee. #jackiehaas

The Swanky Home has been a staple for home décor since 2020—and was built from Kolokythas’ own passion for decorating. #jackiehaas

Rep. Haas was appointed House Assistant Minority Leader by the first female Republican Leader, Tony McCombie, for the 103rd General Assembly in January. #jackiehaas

Creola Kizart Hampton, the volunteer chair for Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity, said despite a measure passing in 2006 to provide funding for Black-led HIV/AIDS programs, year after year it’s been diminished. #hiv #aids

Since each budget allocates money collected over a future 12-month period, lawmakers generally base their spending proposals on economic estimates provided by the state’s two main forecasting agencies. #illinois #budget

Some Republican lawmakers have been critical of the governor's use of disaster proclamations, calling it executive overreach. #illinois

The justices on Thursday ruled BIPA has an unequivocal five-year statute of limitations on all claims under the law – not a one-year window as employers and business groups had hoped for. #fingerprint