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Capitol News Illinois | Session slog ends in B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports

Capitol News Illinois | Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports

Post author:Caroline Haro
Post published:June 2, 2026
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early Monday morning after slogging through the night, enacting new taxes on businesses and authorizing less spending than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker…

Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets

Post author:Caroline Haro
Post published:April 23, 2026
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CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.The apps, which allow…

Capitol News Illinois | ‘A hardship’: Peoples Gas customers rally against requested rate hike

Post author:Caroline Haro
Post published:April 3, 2026
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CHICAGO — Frustrated Peoples Gas customers and utility watchdog advocates gathered in Daley Plaza on Wednesday to protest rising heat bills, chanting “Rate hike? No! Record profits? No!”Over 100 demonstrators…