Sangamon County announces nominees for new mental health board
= State law allows the board to begin with seven members and expand to nine after an official request from the seated board. =
via NPR Illinois >>
https://www.nprillinois.org/sangamon-county/2026-05-12/sangamon-county-announces-nominees-for-new-mental-health-board
Healthcare leaders convene at Citizens Club of Springfield:
Rebecca Birenbaum, Springfield Clinic’s recently appointed CEO, told the crowd she was focused on keeping the for-profit business independently owned by physicians and avoiding private equity buyout. =
via Illinois Times >>
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/health-care-leaders-convene-at-citizens-club/
The Citizens Club of Springfield hosted Springfield’s healthcare leaders April 24 to discuss the industry’s future in the capital city and central Illinois at large. CEOs from four major pillars of Springfield’s economy who are responsible for more than 10,000 employees – Memorial Health, Springfield Clinic and HSHS Central Illinois, in addition to the executive […]
‘Millionaire tax’ proposal fails to advance in Illinois House
= Under the proposal, income earned above $1 million would be taxed at 3%. The amendment would also direct revenue generated by the tax to be split evenly between property tax relief and K-12 education. =
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/millionaire-tax-proposal-fails-to-advance-in-illinois-house/
Former EMT worker pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Moore case
= Cadigan now will be sentenced June 23. Cadigan faces two to five years in prison at 50%, but he is probation eligible. =
SJ-R >>
Illinois lawmakers advance bill requiring age verification on all online devices and websites
"[@civicwhitaker] said a stronger approach to the issue is to focus on data protections, like those provided in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. "
Evanston Roudntable >> https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/04/16/state-lawmakers-advance-bill-requiring-age-verification-on-all-online-devices-and-websites/
Widespread damage and multiple tornadoes on April 17 in Central Illinois
A detailed list of power outages and structural damage, including the roof coming off of the Rivian plant in Normal, via WMBD-TV in Peoria >>
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/central-illinois-storms-tornadoes/
= “The truth is that Mr. Trump’s attack is not just on the pope, and not just on Catholics, but on Christians and Jews and Muslims across the country,” [the Rev. Michael] Pfleger said during a news conference held after Sunday morning Mass. “This is an attack on people of faith.” =
via @ChicagoSunTimes >>
Yusef Jackson to succeed his father, the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
“Our mission is to gain, protect and defend civil rights — that will continue,” Jackson said. “The way my father did it is distinctly different than how we will do it."
= ALERT: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law today Senate Bill 1911 - the revenue omnibus bill that passed in the final hours of October veto session. =
Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois (TFI) statement >>
ALERT: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law today Senate Bill 1911 - the revenue omnibus bill that passed in the final hours of October veto session. The act makes several Illinois tax law changes, including: Replacing the soon-to-be vacated global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regime with a broader net CFC-tested income (NCTI), subjecting more foreign earnings to Illinois tax. Decoupling from Section 168(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, which prevents taxpayers from using the new federal accelerated depreciation for qualified manufacturing and related facilities. Removal of the sunset date on Illinois’s Pass-Through Entity Tax. New opportunities for establishing STAR Bonds districts in Illinois. TFI opposed this legislation, which fails to provide necessary factor representation for the foreign income that is subject to tax. Illinois lawmakers are pressed to balance the state operating budget, but making the corporate tax structure more of an outlier ultimately erodes the corporate tax base. However, we are pleased the act makes permanent the Pass-Through Entity Tax, saving Illinois taxpayers approximately $500 million a year in federal income tax liabilities. This post will be updated when a Public Act number has been publicly assigned to the legislation.
Barton Lorimor
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