Electronic filing speeds tax refunds in Illinois
Illinois officials say taxpayers using electronic filing receive refunds faster. Returns processed in about 10 days electronically versus 10 weeks by mail, with optional direct deposit cutting turnaround to about one week.
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Ryan draws opponents at City Club as debates loom
At the City Club of Chicago Jim Ryan faced questions from Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood and Sen. Patrick O Malley who accused him of dodging debates and challenged his record on public corruption. Ryan defended his approach, citing a long law enforcement history and planned public debates next month.
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Woman reunited with late husband's Purple Heart in Lincoln
Iona Boyd of Lincoln received her late husband Paul A. Kodatt’s Purple Heart from State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka at the Oasis Senior Center. Kodatt, in the Army Medical Corps, died in World War II in the Philippines. the medal, once lost, was found in an abandoned safe deposit box.
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Illinois board proposes revised funding for poverty schools
The Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board voted for a sweeping overhaul of how money is distributed to high poverty districts. Using food stamp and Medicaid eligibility to count poverty, the plan increases the poverty count to about 508000 and removes the six tier system, raising payments from 355 to 2994 dollars per pupil at the highest concentration while preserving 355 for districts with up to 15 percent poverty.
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