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Digital asset trade groups pursue legal action against Illinois crypto tax law
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (380+ words) The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, and Digital Chamber are challenging a first-of-its-kind state tax on digital asset business activities Illinois just became the testing ground for a question no other state has dared to answer: can you single…...
World Cup Gives Illinois Rare Wagering, Handle Boost in June
2+ week, 5+ day ago (447+ words) The Prairie State’s online and retail sportsbooks generated a 20% handle increase compared to the same month in 2025, while bets placed were up over 1 million. Illinois continued a trend felt across the largest sports betting jurisdictions in the U.S. during June…...
Maryland ruling may impact new Illinois taxes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (445+ words) (The Center Square) – A court ruling in Maryland may have implications for a trio of new taxes in Illinois. Maryland’s tax court found last week that the state’s digital advertising gross revenues tax violates the Tax Freedom Act, the Commerce…...
Editorial: Illinois spent big during COVID and the migrant crisis. Who was watching the bills?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (452+ words) Remember all the way back in 2023, during the height of the migrant influx, when Tribune reporting uncovered that a city contractor running operations at migrant shelters was submitting some eye-popping bills? We had no evidence of fraud. What we did…...