Monday, April 20, 2026

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springfield
  • by david hall
Illinois General Assembly budget talks stall over sportsbook tax hike, retailer discounts

Lawmakers were on track to blow their self-imposed deadline to pass a state spending plan, as Democratic leaders tangle over a proposed increase to the tax rate paid by sportsbooks, as well as a rollback of tax discounts for retailers.

transportation
  • by david hall
More than 2 million Illinois residents to travel Memorial Day weekend

A record number of nearly 1.9 million of them will do so by car, according to AAA.

news
  • by david hall
12,000 ComEd customers without power as high winds, severe weather reach Chicago area

ComEd says the outages are mainly in Cook, Winnebago and Stephenson counties. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for nine counties in northern and northeast Illinois until midnight.

crime
  • by david hall
Feds charge three men who allegedly stole $250,000 in string of armed holdups

The trio wore masks, brandished firearms and used stolen cars to rob liquor stores and bars, federal prosecutors say.