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Illinois governor signs budget with new crypto tax
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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the state's fiscal 2027 budget on June 16, which includes a new 0.2 percent tax on digital asset business activities. The measure applies to companies that exchange, store or transfer crypto for Illinois residents.
Kalshi filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials on Tuesday, challenging a new state tax on sports-related prediction markets. The suit was brought in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It alleges that state officials have overstepped federal regulatory authority.
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An Illinois man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2020 murder of his wife. Alan Wang, 62, was convicted of first-degree murder after kicking Hongyan Yang to death in their Naperville home.
Johnnie Chiaravalle, 21, faces charges of aggravated domestic battery after allegedly beating his girlfriend for eight to nine hours in Peoria, Illinois. The victim escaped when he fell asleep and sought help at a community center. Police arrested Chiaravalle following the discovery of evidence at their home.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s April 1 social-media video marking National Walking Day drew criticism from some commentators and from the family of Loyola University Chicago freshman Sheridan Gorman, who was killed in a shooting March 19 while walking with friends near a Rogers Park lakefront pier. Police have charged 25-year-old Jose Medina with murder; federal officials have said he is a Venezuelan national who entered the U.S. unlawfully.
An 11-year-old boy in Fox Lake, Illinois, was found beaten and wearing only a diaper, leading to the arrest of his mother, Pricilla P. Marshall, and her boyfriend, Cody R. Marion. The pair faces charges including aggravated battery and endangering the life of a child after allegedly subjecting the boy to prolonged abuse. Other children in the home were unharmed.
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A jury in Illinois has convicted 21-year-old Ahmeel Fowler of murdering his girlfriend Ja'nya Murphy and kidnapping her one-year-old daughter Jaclyn Dobbs, whose body was later found in a retention pond. The crimes occurred in 2021, and Fowler faces a likely life sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for April 20.
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