For Chicago resident Lana Waters, the recent arrival of her first $550 child tax credit check will ease the pinch to her pocketbook when shopping for back-to-school supplies and uniforms this month for her two young daughters.
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“It’s actually already coming in handy, as it’s right around the start of the new school year, and I was unemployed for a while during the pandemic,” said Waters, 32.
FOX 32 Chicago: Illinois hot dog stand ticketed over American flag display
A McHenry County restaurant owner says he’s being ticketed for flying the American flag in front of his business.
Daily Progress: Va. lawmakers join gambling lobbyists on private jet to Illinois to study games
State lawmakers who want to bring new gambling machines to Virginia convenience stores and restaurants took a private jet to Illinois with company lobbyists to see the slot machines up close and spend a night in downtown Chicago.
The trip is not illegal and the lawmakers got permission from a state ethics council that includes some of their colleagues, but it illustrates how gambling interests are stepping up attempts to influence legislation as they compete against each other to convince lawmakers to approve their games, which are like slot machines in a casino. The lawmakers must disclose the gifts.
WAND TV: Racist covenants can be removed from property deeds in new IL law
It will be possible to remove racist restrictive covenants from Illinois property deeds in an easier process under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker.
House Bill 58, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2022, will allow individual people, condominium associations, unit owners’ associations and other property owners to have language for unlawful restrictive covenants taken out from recorded property interests, including deeds to property, by turning in a request to a local county recorder.
Reason: New Hampshire and Illinois Are Legalizing Unlicensed Lemonade Stands
Illinois and New Hampshire both recently passed bills to legalize a favorite American summer tradition: lemonade stands operated by kids.
New Hampshire’s bill passed the legislature last week and is awaiting a signature from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. It allows kids under the age of 14 to sell soft drinks on their private property without getting licenses or permits from cities and towns that otherwise require them. The term “soft drink” includes not only lemonade but also other mixed, non-alcoholic beverages.