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Senate rejects Nation of Islam follower for human rights commission
May 17, 2012 By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois senators Thursday rejected the reappointment of a co-founder of a group dedicated to a former Nation of Islam leader to the state’s Human Rights Commission . Elijah Muhammad was a leader of black Muslims, and the coalition runs a website about his beliefs and involvement with the Nation of Islam.
Local Restaurant Chain Owners Charged with Cheating the IRS of Millions of Dollars
PHILADELPHIA—Robert Mattei, Leo McGlynn, Brian Welsh, Joseph Donnelly, and Elena Ruiz—the owners and managers of the Nifty Fifty’s restaurant chain—were charged today by information in a tax evasion conspiracy that cheated the Internal Revenue Service by failing to properly account for more than $15 million in gross receipts. The case was announced by United States Attorney Zane David Memeger, IRS Acting Special Agent in Charge Akeia Connor with the Criminal Investigation Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge George C.
Report: IL hasn’t tracked efficacy of tax incentives
April 16, 2012 By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is among 25 states that don’t regularly measure the effectiveness of tax incentives that are aimed at spurring economic growth and job creation, according to a new study.
Week in review: Corpses, parks and dating in IL
March 30, 2012 By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers this week addressed online dating, necrophilia and entrance fees to state parks, all this while a panel composed of education officials tried to keep their offices open.
Week in review: Corpses, parks and dating in IL
March 30, 2012 By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers this week addressed online dating, necrophilia and entrance fees to state parks, all this while a panel composed of education officials tried to keep their offices open.
High school students may have to add more math
February 28, 2012 By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers want to see high-schoolers add another year of math, without subtracting from students planning to hit the workforce immediately after graduation.
Lebanon Trucking Company Owners Indicted for $850,000 Scheme to Defraud Tracker Marine
SPRINGFIELD, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owners of a Lebanon, Mo., trucking company and one other person were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud Tracker Marine, a Springfield, Mo.-based manufacturer of boats and trailers sold throughout North America. James Keith Ivey, 51, and his wife, Melinda Kay Ivey, 42, both of Lebanon, and Paul Ray Hunting, 39, formerly of Lebanon, were charged in a 24-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield.
Director: College Illinois! to stay afloat, even if that means taxpayer bailout
[unable to retrieve full-text content] By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ prepaid college tuition fund on which some 54,000 families are relying is vowing to find some way to make up a $559.9-million deficit.
Exodus of IL taxpayers means loss of $26B in taxable revenue
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois ’ reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollars and an income tax increase. Those households took with them $26 billion in taxable revenue, according to the study.
Tax increase, impact, dominate Illinois Capitol in 2011
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Call it the year of the tax increase. Illinois ‘ tax increase vote in January dominated this year’s session here.