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Illinois sees strong revenue growth to start fiscal year
Sales tax and personal and corporate income taxes are both up so far this year.
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S&P Global upgrades Illinois’ credit rating
S&P Global Ratings says Illinois’ credit outlook is stable.
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Takeaways from campaign tours by JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey
Gov. JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey’s campaign tours had very different feels given the resource disparities between the campaigns.
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Goodell confirms Bears still ‘looking at’ Illinois despite team’s ‘sole focus’ on Indiana
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Bears are still considering Illinois as talks over a new stadium continue.
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Pritzker pours cold water on using Meta windfall for Chicago Schools funding
Pritzker said that "one-time money should really be used for one-time needs."
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Moody’s upgrades Illinois’ credit rating
Wednesday’s credit upgrade by Moody’s is the 11th of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure.
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‘O’Hare Flyer’ would whisk travelers between airport, Chicago Loop in 15 minutes
The O'Hare Flyer would cut travel time between Downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport by nearly two-thirds.
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Moore: 13 takeaways from political days at the Illinois State Fair
Illinois State Fair political days previewed 2026 election fights over affordability, Trump and Pritzker.
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With $65M infusion, Pritzker has now self-funded $439M since 2018 campaign launch
Gov. JB Pritzker dumped another $65 million into his campaign fund last week.
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Bears president says Illinois stadium talks ‘minimal’ as Indiana is ‘sole focus’
Bears President Kevin Warren says the team has had only “minimal” talks with Illinois officials since pivoting to Hammond.
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