Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature campaign promise on the 2020 ballot: A proposed change to the Illinois constitution that would allow for higher income tax rates on higher levels of income.

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Most full-time workers in Illinois already get paid sick days through their jobs, but soon Illinois could require that all workers get paid time off.

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While Illinois’ Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker lauds increasing the state’s minimum wage incrementally to $15 an hour, other states report job losses and price increases after implementing such wage hikes.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending his proposal to address the state’s $134 billion unfunded pension liability.

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A union lobbyist who qualified a state pension by substitute teaching a class for a day will get his monthly payments reinstated after Illinois’ Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

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MARION — Every day, someone calls or walks into the Marion Ministerial Alliance seeking financial help to avoid crises such as eviction or having their electricity or water disconnected because they’ve fallen behind on payments.

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As lawmakers prepare to reveal and possibly pass a measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use, some want to slow the effort down.

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Veteran lawmaker Kwame Raoul took over as Illinois Attorney General in January, but he already has seen enough to know it’s going take more than just better cooperation between police and residents to calm the gun violence rocking city street corners.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he won’t let news of a federal criminal probe into $331,000 in property tax breaks he got on a Gold Coast mansion interfere with his push for a progressive income tax.

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With both federal and state government mulling gas tax hikes, Illinois residents could potentially see higher prices at the pump.

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