SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Individual income tax returns for Illinois may be submitted starting Feb. 12. The Illinois Department of Revenue announced that Feb. 12 is also the first day that the Internal Revenue service will begin accepting federal returns. Revenue Director David Harris encouraged taxpayers to file electronically. The number of electronic filers increased…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The push to raise the wage is testing President Joe Biden’s ability to bridge Washington’s partisan divides. Some Republicans support exploring an increase in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two men are accused by federal prosecutors of playing roles in the shooting death of a man near Forest Park in St. Louis. Authorities on Thursday announced the indictments of 25-year-old Cevone Weeden and 35-year-old Herschell Perkins. Weeden faces a fentanyl conspiracy charge and a count of possession of a firearm…