Illinois lawmakers push property tax relief push by week end
Negotiators in Springfield pare down a $450 million package and drop a 10 percent income tax credit plan while keeping other House measures on the table. A joint task force meets again to hammer out a compromise as school officials warn relief may erode funding and trigger lawsuits. Valley View’s Hayes warns significant revenue losses could hit schools. local leaders urge caution to avoid harming taxpayers and districts. The debate centers on exemptions, valuation freezes, and senior circuit breaker eligibility amid calls to slow down.
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Chicago
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James R. Thompson
Senate Revenue Committee
Leininger
Harry J. Hayes
Valley View Community Unit
Will County
Hayes
Hanover Park Village
Sonya Crawshaw
Emissions testing plan seeks larger Chicago area scope
Illinois environmental officials proposed expanding testing to about 1.0 million more vehicles in the Chicago metro area. The plan includes visual checks of catalytic converters and fuel restrictors in addition to the current 2.4 million vehicles tested, as federal funds hinge on reducing ozone levels by next year.
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UPI
St. Louis
Illinois Envionmental Protection Agency
Illinois law could hurt tourism in Iowa
A Quad Cities study warns that Illinois legalizing riverboat gambling could slash Iowa tourism. If Illinois adds riverboat venues and competition arises in Peoria and East St Louis, Iowa tourist visits could fall from 1.8 million to about 413000 annually, despite a potential 4.3 million single-area bonanza.
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UPI
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Economic Consulting Services
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Calif
Quad Cities Vision For
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Sioux City
Missouri River
Peoria
East St. Louis
Illinois Quad Cities
Inmate surrenders after hostage stand at Stateville
A 35 year old inmate Mark Allen LaRue from Vancouver Washington held four prison employees at knifepoint at Stateville Correctional Center and freed them after a transfer promise. Corrections Director Michael Lane negotiated the deal and LaRue surrendered to police ending the incident. LaRue cited his May 1988 transfer to Illinois as breaking family ties and hindering early release. Officials would consult with Will County officials about possible charges.
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Ill
UPI
Stateville Correctional Center
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Vancouver
Wash
Washington
Illinois
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Lane
Nic Howell
Corrections
Howell
LaRue
Will County State’s Attorney’s Office
Madison, Wis
Dane County Circuit Court
Bread and Roses
Madison
David Bauman
Eric Eichstedt
Daniel Holman
Rockford Ill
David Terpstra
Darien
Eichstedt
Terpistra
Holman
Voltage dip triggers alarms across Chicago in brief incident
A momentary voltage drop set off automatic fire and burglar alarms citywide and disrupted radio and TV stations. Commonwealth Edison spokesman Gary Wald said a line at Fisk generating station tripped, causing the brief outage lasting under a second before the system stabilized.
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UPI
Commonwealth Edison
Gary Wald
Fisk
Cermak Avenue
Wald
Ward
Fire Communications
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