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Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (535+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Congress to allow the permanent year-round use of E15 gasoline " a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline that is cheaper than regular fuel and increases demand for corn. In a letter to members of the…...
State Police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (540+ words) SPRINGFIELD " More than 1,000 Illinois State Police vehicles are near the end of their life, but the agency might not be able to replace them anytime soon. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services recommends that vehicles in the ISP fleet…...
Bears give Illinois lawmakers time on stadium property tax measure
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (444+ words) A conceptual image of a domed Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. (Courtesy of the Chicago Bears) KEVIN WARREN'S TAKE: In an interview with NBC Sports' Mike Florio and Chris Simms at the NFL owners' meetings in Phoenix on Monday,…...
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1217+ words) SPRINGFIELD " With gas prices surging to a national average of just under $4 per gallon due to the U.S. bombing of Iran, a yearslong policy standoff over ethanol-blended fuel threatens to push prices even higher in Illinois for a second straight year....
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1032+ words) Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy) SPRINGFIELD " With the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and allies in the Make America Healthy Again…...
‘Illinois farmers can feed Illinois’: State grant program offers assistance
2+ week, 1+ day ago (679+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million in state grant funding through March 27 as part of a program to reduce Illinoisians" reliance on food from out of state. The grant program is currently open…...
Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1067+ words) CHICAGO " Chicago's steep new tax on sports betting is creating a backlash in Springfield that could lead to new restrictions on whether municipalities should have the power to tax gambling revenue. The highly contested tax charges sports betting businesses 10.25% on…...
Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors — and the Trump family — love them
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1695+ words) This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a small, round table in a spacious apartment in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, 19-year-old Oliver Wilson sits engrossed in front of…...
‘Do what we can’: Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
3+ week, 2+ day ago (460+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A bill that would prevent streaming services from running commercials at a higher volume than the shows and movies people are watching passed through the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 3222 sponsored by state Sen....
Pritzker part 2: Governor likes Illinois’ odds in Bears stadium tug-of-war
4+ week, 2+ day ago (535+ words) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Gov. JB Pritzker told Capitol News Illinois this week that he likes Illinois" odds to keep the Chicago Bears while pitching property tax legislation long sought by the team as a crucial tool for economic development across the…...