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During the Illinois General Assembly’s 2025 spring legislative session, state Rep. Michael Kelly, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 2990. #gambling

“I am proud to announce that Infleqtion will be building their utility-scale, neutral-atom quantum computer right here in Chicago as a tenant of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park,” Pritzker said. #quantum

Americans for Prosperity–Illinois filed a 35-count ethics complaint and is now urging Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to hold officials accountable. #taxes

Aurora Sportsmen’s Club has nearly 3,000 members that help fund and maintain 300 acres of property featuring a slew of outdoor ranges for all types of shooting sports, including archery, shotgun, handgun and rifle ranges. #construction

“You don't earn the trust of the people by seeking fame or wanting to go viral, or certainly not by being a jerk on cable TV,” said Sorensen. #defend

According to the report, two of the five major metropolitan areas with the biggest inflation problems have a large footprint in Illinois. #inflation

The tax rate went up to 8.65% on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. #taxes

“We have to get President [Donald] Trump to understand that investing in the National Weather Service, making sure we have more accurate weather models, could maybe make these types of disasters a thing of the past,” Sorensen told NBC. #funding

Billing it as a measure that gives young people a fairer chance by working to prevent early criminalization, the Illinois House advanced Senate Bill 2418 by a 73-41 vote before legislators adjourned spring session. #age

The 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the city of Chicago now pegs the city’s unfunded liabilities at almost $36 billion, even after overall debt has dipped by $1.3 billion over the last year. #pension