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Raber to rebuild in West Peoria

WEST PEORIA, Ill. – The President of Peoria’s only local farm-to-fork packinghouse has announced plans to rebuild the family business after a fire destroyed the business in November 2018.

Raber Packing Company President, Buddy Courdt, announced the company will rebuild in West...

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Progressive Income Tax in Illinois: Fact Sheet

The Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have jointly released a one-page fact sheet on the impacts of switching to a progressive income tax in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly have debated whether to amend the Illinois Constitution to allow the state to replace its flat-rate income tax...
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