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24 Feb 2020

Lawmaker wants to bring back small business tax credit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Nobody likes paying taxes, so a lawmaker wants to make it so small businesses will pay less.

13 Feb 2020

The Push For Paid Family Leave Grows Stronger

Two weeks after giving birth to a daughter, Valencia Garrett went back to her job at a Chicago restaurant. She made the choice to return to her catering coordinator job -- even though she was still recovering from a Caesarian birth. The restaurant where she worked didn’t demand her back that soon, and managers promised her a job whenever she returned.

13 Feb 2020

Dueling Opinions on Clean Energy Jobs Act

Illinois lawmakers could enact new legislation this spring that would put the state on a path to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, but just what the Clean Energy Jobs Act would mean for the state’s ratepayers remains unclear. CEJA is awaiting consideration by the Illinois House of Representatives. Another version has been introduced in the state Senate. Both bills could be called this spring.

13 Feb 2020

Treasurer accepts Patriot Award, touts office’s cyber security

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs doesn’t worry about taxpayers’ information in his office systems being hacked or glitched. He said that’s because of cyber security employees like Joseph Daniels, a sergeant in the Illinois National Guard who has worked in the Treasurer’s Office since 2018 and nominated Frerichs for the Patriot Award — which Frerichs accepted Friday — for being flexible with Daniels’ schedule when he is deployed.

03 Feb 2020

State leader urges Joliet chamber to oppose tax revamp

The head of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce on Thursday urged Joliet chamber members to take up a fight against the progressive income tax. It may start as a millionaire's tax but is likely to work its way down to lower brackets, Todd Maisch, president of the state chamber, said.

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Lawmaker wants to bring back small business tax credit

The Push For Paid Family Leave Grows Stronger

Dueling Opinions on Clean Energy Jobs Act

Treasurer accepts Patriot Award, touts office’s cyber security

State leader urges Joliet chamber to oppose tax revamp

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