Walmart employs 52,603 workers in Illinois, making it the largest employer in the state, according to a recent analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St.

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The Illinois Lottery could soon offer sports betting at retail locations as part of recently passed gambling legislation in Springfield.

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It’s not just recreational cannabis that Gov. J.B. Pritzker will be considering, he’ll also have a measure on his desk to make Illinois’ medical cannabis pilot program permanent.

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Illinois residents won’t have to submit fingerprints to the state to get a gun license after the Senate closed out an overtime session without taking up the bill.

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Illinois residents will see higher taxes and Illinois lawmakers will see bigger paychecks.

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The Illinois Senate on Sunday afternoon approved a widespread gambling expansion bill that legalizes sports betting across the state and authorizes a Chicago casino.

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THOMPSONVILLE — Farmer Leon McClerren hesitantly cast a ballot for President Donald Trump in 2016. If elections were held this week, he said, he likely wouldn’t cast that same vote.

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The average Illinois teacher’s 2018-19 salary is estimated to be $66,600, the 12th highest in the nation, according to annual rankings and estimates recently released by the National Education Association (NEA).

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Netflix and chill could soon be more expensive in Illinois under a proposal from the governor’s office to increase taxes on liquor, wine, beer and streaming media services, among other non-motor fuel tax increases.

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Up until the 1950s, hemp was an important industrial product in the United States, used for everything from ropes and clothing to parachutes for the military during World War II.

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