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Johnson’s priorities range from more state taxpayer money for
Chicago Public Schools, transit and even a deal for the Chicago
Bears proposed domed lakefront stadium, which could include
assistance from taxpayers.
Illinois sells $1.8 billion in bonds
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting a successful sale of $1.8 billion
in bonds for Illinois general obligations.
The debt sale to bond buyers will be used for capital projects,
including projects authorized by the 2019 multi-year Rebuild
Illinois capitol program funded with tax hikes and fee
increases. Interest for the debt is 4.27%.
Man sentenced to prison for illegal firearms sale
A man convicted of selling seven firearms to an undercover law
enforcement agent has been sentenced to five and a half years in
prison.
Prosecutors announced a federal judge sentenced Jesus Sanchez
for the sales that took place in Chicago from April to June
2023. Agents further found magazines and ammunition at Sanchez’s
residence, where he fled and threw another firearm into a
neighbor's backyard.
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