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West Kentucky Star4h
Louisiana to hike sports betting tax to pay its college athletes
Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state’s ...
News-Gazette12h
Inside Sports | College athletics' bold new era, Part 2
Joining Editor Jeff D'Alessio for Part 2 of a wide-ranging discussion: Illini greats Deron Williams, Perdita Felicien, Jason ...
News-Gazette12h
Inside Sports | A bold new era for college athletics, Part 2
Joining Editor Jeff D'Alessio for Part 2 of a wide-ranging discussion: Illini greats Deron Williams, Perdita Felicien, Jason ...
Central Illinois Proud14h
Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes
Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state’s ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.2B Illinois budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...
Central Illinois Proud17h
On the Record: Breaking down the $55 billion budget with state Senators Koehler, Arellano
Illinois has passed a record $55.2 billion budget, raising nearly $1 billion in new revenue from sports betting, delivery ...
Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget ...